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Reviews
The ABCs of Book Banning (2023)
Time to hear from the children
I rate this highly based on the lack of coverage given elsewhere to the people affected by the far right extremist efforts to create an under-informed generation. The documentary is honest in stating that it is giving voice to the children affected by banning & restricted books.
I was moved by the words of one girl who stated it simply "Why?". As a 65 year old who benefited from a an expansive availability of books at home & through public & school libraries, I developed a love a reading. My mother never limited our choices from the books shelves. She knew that a child must be exposed to many voices in order understand themself & others.
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Blame the theaters not the director
My rating speaks to my opinion. This film is not only important for its historical accuracy, it is absolutely riveting (particularly, for those of bored by absurd action films). For those baffled by or disappointed, that Ernest's character is not fully who they expect or want him to be - wake up, people can be baffling and disappointing.
There appears to be a great many complaints about the length of the film. I saw nothing that should have been left on the cutting room floor.
Yes, I would have been grateful for an intermission but I blame exhibitors & distributors for this. Certainly, for films of this length, the 15 to 20 minutes of trailers before could be shown instead during an intermission, in consideration of viewers bladders.