A few reviews

[mnkykungfu]

Watched another music doc and 2 for St. Patrick's Day:

Tricky Dick and the Man in Black (2018)

Good short doc that's less about the music and more using Cash as an example of America's soul being split in the '60s.  Loss of innocence and blind patriotism and conservatism combine with the U.S.' newfound sense of worldwide compassion and responsibility.  Nixon attempts to use Cash in his "Southern Strategy", which has been employed by Republicans ever since to divide and conquer in the U.S.  Full review: https://letterboxd.com/nottheacademy/fil...-in-black/

The Boxer (1997)

I purposely looked for Irish movies that were not about The Troubles or politics, etc.  Wanted to let that rest on St. Patrick's Day.  Turns out I failed, because the boxer is not an action movie about boxing at all really, it's a drama about the IRA.  Full review: https://letterboxd.com/nottheacademy/film/the-boxer/

Ondine (2009)

This one seemed like a much lighter film, and I was hoping for something with all the feels of "Once".  Alas, it was not to be.  Neil Jordan seems to promise an Irish fairy tale, but Roan Innish this is not.  Full review: https://letterboxd.com/nottheacademy/film/ondine/