Pacifism Ain’t No Panacea: Vengeance and Desperation in Ryszard Bugajski’s Clearcut

|Chris Polley| Ugly injustice and righteous anger fill the frames of nearly every fantasy revenge flick, but the best of the genre go beyond the emotion. They consider their targets and punishments carefully as well as provide a convincing argument as to why pacifism… Continue reading

Head in the Clouds: La Vie Rêvée Wishes Dreams Would Become Reality

A woman with multicolored face paint gazes off into the distance, flanked by red borders on both sides.

|Matthew Lambert| La Vie Rêvée (The Dream Life), a revolutionary 1972 Canadian feminist film directed by Mireille Dansereau, follows the everyday life of Isabelle (Liliane Lemaitre-Auger) and Virginie (Veronqiue Le Flaguais) in Quebec. The movie is highly… Continue reading