The Second World War in Contemporary Cinema

This biographical film, based on the work of author Isabel Wilkerson, explores the working of discrimination in its totality, and offers a vision as to…

Mar 20 •

The Zone of Interest

In its depiction of Commandant Höss and his family, The Zone of Interest confronts us with the everyday desires that can fuel genocide.

Feb 21 •

The Boy and the Heron

This wonderfully strange animated film is rich with symbolism about violence, hierarchy, and fate.

Jan 17 •

Godzilla Minus One

A monster movie that is really about Japan’s repressed memories of the Second World War, albeit with its own constraints in how it deals with those…

Jan 3 •

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