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Reviews
Letters from Nebraska (2002)
Truthful short film based on real life letters.
I am interested in American pioneering history and since watching the film I have read the Oblinger letters and I recommend that others do the same. The letters tell the story of the Oblinger family and their struggle to establish themselves, in spite of the hardships they faced in their quest for a new life during the 1870's. The letters can be found via the U.S Library of Congress website. I found the film to be moving, vivid and sympathetic to the spirit of the letters. It's good to see a short film tackling an unusual subject and it packs in a lot during it's twelve minutes running time. Nice photography by Boyd Skinner and a true performance by Bronwen Harrison as Mattie Oblinger, the matriarchal glue that holds the family together.
Crash (2004)
Thought provoking analysis of racism in contemporary America
This was without doubt, and without being affected by the cynics, was the most thought-provoking movie I have seen this year.All the cast immersed themselves in their roles without their 'starriness', in the case of the better known actors, getting in the way.There were some very powerful scenes which in many cases caught the viewer off guard. It challenges our preconceptions, both of racism and of how we imagine the direction the movie will take. Whether you agree with it's angle on racism and problems of identity and perception, it's the kind of film that will make you want to discuss what you have just seen. Go and see it and form your own decisions! Let the film speak for itself!!