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The Life and Death of a Porno Gang
11 November 2012 11:29 PM, PST
Reviewer: James Van Maanen
Ratings (out of five): **** 1/2
What was I expecting from this Balkans movie? Something in the way of the infamous A Serbian Film: lots of transgression and sex, adding up to mostly slick/sick exploitation. There is a lot of transgression and sex in The Life and Death of a Porno Gang, the Serbian film from writer/director Mladen Djordjevic, but by the finale of this amazing movie, it has risen so far above mere exploitation that I think the word will no longer cross your mind. »
- weezy
The Forgiveness of Blood (Criterion)
11 November 2012 11:12 PM, PST
Reviewer: Philip Tatler IV
Ratings (out of five): ** 1/2
Soon after eschewing socialism in the early ‘90s, Albania was one of the first countries to re-form a representative government. However, many Albanians returned to an older form of self-governance: the Kanun.
A set of moral laws dating back at least to the fifteenth century, the Kanun is essentially a ratification of common courtesies and basic principles, transcending political or religious affiliation. One of its more aberrant tenets is the Gjakmarrja, or blood feud. »
- weezy
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