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Documentary Review: An Oscar nominated jazz memoir of Cold War Colonialism and Civil Rights — “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” in Congo
Johan Grimonprez’s “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” swirls by — a sea of famous and infamous faces, a parade of voices and a catalog of unpleasant history served up on a bed of bebop, cool jazz and free jazz. The … Continue reading
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Movie Review: South Africans bungle their overreaction to “The Shakedown”
“The Shakedown” is an intermittently amusing dark comedy about blackmail and the “accidents” that happen when inexperienced folks overreact to it. An over-achieving “wellness and medical” insurance broker irks his dopey mistress and she threatens to expose him, wrecking his … Continue reading
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