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Words As Agents of Revolt: Roque Dalton’s Stories and Poems of a Class Struggle

In her eloquently striking book, What You Have Heard Is True, American poet Carolyn Forché surprises the Salvadoran activist trying to get…

Dec 29, 2023

Words As Agents of Revolt: Roque Dalton’s Stories and Poems of a Class Struggle

Dec 29, 2023

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Gazing into the Beyond: Alan Sanderson’s “Psychiatry and the Spirit World”

We live in times of political, environmental and social interregnum. Old ideologies have faded, or considered mute, and in the West the…

Feb 3, 2023

Gazing into the Beyond: Alan Sanderson’s “Psychiatry and the Spirit World”

Feb 3, 2023

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The Reflection of the Muse: Salvador Carrasco’s Retakes

The act of creation can build pedestals reserved for the idea of the muse. Jean-Luc Godard’s imagination and cinema was fueled for years by…

Jul 24, 2022

The Reflection of the Muse: Salvador Carrasco’s Retakes

Jul 24, 2022

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‘Hit the Road’ Goes on an Iranian Journey Powered by Love and Loss

The power of some films is how so much can be said with a single moment, a single image. “Hit the Road” by Iran’s Panah Panahi is fueled by…

Jun 25, 2022

‘Hit the Road’ Goes on an Iranian Journey Powered by Love and Loss

Jun 25, 2022

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Robert Eggers’ ‘The Witch’ Through Goya’s Darkened Canvas

The arthouse scene has been captivated over the past few weeks by Robert Eggers’ stunning debut “The Witch,” a hypnotic, gothic fable in…

Apr 7, 2022

Robert Eggers’ ‘The Witch’ Through Goya’s Darkened Canvas

Apr 7, 2022

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The Mad Americana of Sam Levinson’s “Assassination Nation”

“Assassination Nation” is an unhinged, violent, feverish mess, but also kind of brilliant. It is satire fueled by the times. A suburban…

Mar 9, 2021

The Mad Americana of Sam Levinson’s “Assassination Nation”

Mar 9, 2021

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“Clarice” the Unnecessary Sequel

A trend in modern television is to desperately search for classics to reboot or to somehow continue a few decades after the original…

Mar 9, 2021

“Clarice” the Unnecessary Sequel

Mar 9, 2021

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‘You Don’t Nomi’ Provides a Stimulating Critical Rehabilitation of ‘Showgirls’

There are the classics and then there are the derided classics, some which are lucky enough to gain cult status and revised appreciation…

Aug 3, 2020

‘You Don’t Nomi’ Provides a Stimulating Critical Rehabilitation of ‘Showgirls’

Aug 3, 2020

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Director Lesley Chilcott on Charles Manson as Unworthy Icon in ‘Helter Skelter: An American Myth’

At the end of Epix’s six-part docuseries, “Helter Skelter: An American Myth,” one question remains: What else can possibly be said about…

Aug 3, 2020

Director Lesley Chilcott on Charles Manson as Unworthy Icon in ‘Helter Skelter: An American Myth’

Aug 3, 2020

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The X-Files: Fight the Future — A Pre-Pandemic Movie Fit For Our Times

Cinema remains timeless because the best films not only age well but gain new forms of relevancy. During our current predicament as a…

Jul 29, 2020

The X-Files: Fight the Future — A Pre-Pandemic Movie Fit For Our Times

Jul 29, 2020

Alci Rengifo

Alci Rengifo

Alci Rengifo is a film critic and screenwriter based in Los Angeles. He can be reached at alcirengifo115@gmail.com

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