Gerald Harvey Peckinpah's Blog (2)

Lemme just start by saying that this film was absolutely beautifully animated & designed. However, it fell far, far short of its ambitions. Both in terms of its message, as well as the emotional impact it was meant to have upon its audience. The majority of the movie takes its sweet time building towards the ultimate exposure of the Christian Phalangist massacre of Palestinian refugees during the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. And, the journey that Ari Folman must take to regain his memo… Continue

No, this isn't a spin-off of The Wire's final season story arc. Quite the contrary. Rather, this is a sorbid tale of real-life tragedy, apathy, and metropolitan corruption. I'm certain you're saying to yourself, "I've never heard that before..." *eye roll* Well, you might be correct if you were talking about New York, L.A., Chicago, Detroit, or Miami. However, Baltimore is a city that stands head & shoulders above any other American cosmopolis in its sheer lack-a-daisical approach to its c… Continue