Jul 4, 2020
Empty Metal (2018, Adam Khalil & Bayley Sweitzer)
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Empty Metal (2018, Adam Khalil & Bayley Sweitzer)
he gets it
im begging everyone to watch the movie empty metal (2019) rn its VERY topical
Empty Metal (Adam Khalil & Bayley Sweitzer, 2018)
End times purpose-seekers and recruiters. The images, aesthetics and stakes that drive people to action then funnel them into particular courses of action. Has a bravery and irreverence that a lot of movies of this kind do not and i thought it was pretty great.
#NOFF2018 Ranked & Reviewed
Here we are almost a full month since the 29th annual New Orleans Film Festival has concluded and I’m finally gathering all of titles I caught at the fest in one spot. CC & I will be recording a more fleshed-out recap of our festival experience on a near-future episode of the podcast(Episode 71, due early December) – in case you’re interested in hearing about the goings-on at the handful of…
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Empty Metal (2018)
Empty Metal (2018) #NOFF2018
There aren’t many ways left for small-budget indie cinema to truly upset or transgress, but advocating for direct, violent political action is certainly one of them. Born in Flames’s World Trade Center-exploding conclusion has only gotten more potent since the film’s initial 1982 release. Noctruama’s stubborn refusal to condemn bomb-setting teenage terrorists in 2010s Paris is just as morally…
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Adam Khalil and Bayley Sweitzer, Empty Metal, 2018, film still. Courtesy Steady Orbits for frieze