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  • Short Review: Raising Arizona (1987)

    Raising Arizona reaches neither the visual nor the philosophical heights as some of their other movies, but it surely stands as one of the Coens’ most distinct, engaging, and funny concoctions.

  • Review: Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

    In cherishing the small stuff, Grave of the Fireflies tackles the biggest of all subject matters in thoughtful and poetic fashion, even if heartbreakingly sad.

  • Review: The Great Dictator (1940)

    The Great Dictator says we should love rather than hate, progress rather than regress, endure rather than surrender, and hope rather than fear. During arguably the historical height of human evil and suffering, Chaplin delivered a message of simple humanism and, even at such towering heights, was able to find both humor and humanity.

  • Review: Cuties (2020)

    Cuties takes a nuanced look at how different notions of womanhood interact with each other and affect women in the real world, hoping to critique each in service of finding a harmonious middle-way.

  • Review: Jojo Rabbit (2019)

    Jojo Rabbit manages to balance its complex tone with care and approaches its subject matter with the utmost thoughtfulness and nuance.

  • Review: Dick Tracy (1990)

    Dick Tracy translates the major characteristics of Depression-Era comic books to the big screen with an endless supply of flair and heart. It should be viewed as a model by all others seeking to transform comic books into movies.

  • Book Review: Markets Not Capitalism

    This article was originally published by the Center for a Stateless Society. Markets not Capitalism is a wonderfully compiled set of readings spanning 150 years of the market anarchist tradition. We must first commend Gary Chartier and Charles Johnson on their work in bringing all this great literature together and bundling it in a fantastic book for those interested in […]

  • Book Review: The Conscience of an Anarchist

    This review originally was published here on May 30, 2014 by the Center for a Stateless Society. If I had to describe “The Conscience of an Anarchist” in one word, it would be beautiful. Gary Chartier’s 100 page anarchist manifesto concisely and elegantly explains the way anarchists analyze public policy discussions, such as foreign policy, the drug […]

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