Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
A review of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977), contrasting its hopeful view of aliens with Cold War era flying saucer movies.
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Lúcio Flávio (1977)
A review of Lúcio Flávio (1977), examining the historical and political conditions of Brazil surrounding the events depicted in the film, and comparing Flávio to other similar figures who reside in that complicated space of being viewed as criminals by some and revolutionaries by others.
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The Battle Wizard (1977)
A review of “The Battle Wizard” (1977), a wuxia fantasy from the Shaw Brothers adapted from Louis Cha’s novel “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.”
