PinnedJames AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareBattle Royale — Running the Gauntlet of a Lost DecadeA personal glance back at Kinji Fukasaku’s notoriously violent dystopian satire2d ago22d ago2
PinnedJames AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareLove and Death on the Road: Natural Born Killers vs Butterfly KissExploring the matched misfits from Oliver Stone’s and Michael Winterbottom’s classic feature filmsSep 1811Sep 1811
PinnedJames AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareBridget vs Barbara: Battle of the Film Noir BabesSquaring off the femme fatales of film noir classics ‘Double Indemnity’ and ‘The Last Seduction’Jun 239Jun 239
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inThe Judean People’s FrontA Personal Reflection on Exile and Redemption 5784Heeding the redemptive call of Jewish nationhood and unityMay 21May 21
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareGridlock’d: Stuck at the Intersection of Dope Fiends, Bureaucracy and Comedy Crime CapersAn underappreciated and neatly comical look at the ring-a-round of inner-city bureaucracyMay 106May 106
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareBad Education: Unpeeling the Layers of Sexual Taboos and TraumasPedro Almodovar’s exploration of forbidden desires and ensuing trauma makes for a compelling but bleak watchMay 12May 12
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inThe Judean People’s FrontPesach 2024/5784: Become a Fighting Jew for freedom and dignityNot in my lifetime has the principle of Pesach — freedom — been as urgent and vital as it is todayApr 261Apr 261
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareTony Benn — Will and Testament: A very watchable exercise in cinematic self-mythologisingAn engaging, moving journey through the life of one of Britain’s great political mavericksApr 221Apr 221
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)inFanfareHotel Rwanda: Walking With Humanity Through the Valley of DeathTerry George’s dramatization is a gripping tale of resourcefulness amid a sea of evilApr 154Apr 154
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)Religious Zionism and Arab-Israeli patriotismRecent reflections on literature and a talk which have further deepened my connection to Am/Eretz YisraelApr 8Apr 8