I come to your posts really late sometimes, because of the amount of mail in my inbox. But I just had a thought-is Casablanca a colonial film? It's set in Morocco, but where are the native Moroccans?
“It’s difficult, and perhaps impossible, to tell an anti-colonial story while centering the perspective, the heroism and the general awesomeness of a colonial hero.”
Off topic, but this sentence helped me understand something about “The Expanse” which I’ve been listening to. So thank you.
Also, I really appreciate you publishing this. I’ve missed a lot of your writing as school has gotten underway, and now I’m off to read How to Poet. Knowing I have a backlog of your work to read when I have time gives me something to look forward to.
I don't expect a review to provide a recommendation as such, but if I've read the whole damn review and still have no idea if I should see the movie, read the book, or listen to the album, it does feel like something has gone wrong. (Not an issue I've had with your reviews, I should add!)
A very thoughtful approach.
I come to your posts really late sometimes, because of the amount of mail in my inbox. But I just had a thought-is Casablanca a colonial film? It's set in Morocco, but where are the native Moroccans?
Yep, it is. https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/we-ll-always-have-anti-semitism
“It’s difficult, and perhaps impossible, to tell an anti-colonial story while centering the perspective, the heroism and the general awesomeness of a colonial hero.”
Off topic, but this sentence helped me understand something about “The Expanse” which I’ve been listening to. So thank you.
Also, I really appreciate you publishing this. I’ve missed a lot of your writing as school has gotten underway, and now I’m off to read How to Poet. Knowing I have a backlog of your work to read when I have time gives me something to look forward to.
I don't expect a review to provide a recommendation as such, but if I've read the whole damn review and still have no idea if I should see the movie, read the book, or listen to the album, it does feel like something has gone wrong. (Not an issue I've had with your reviews, I should add!)