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Nagisa Ōshima’s 'Cruel Story of Youth' prefers to understand its protagonists rather than evaluate them, reserving its verdicts for the social structures that define them. [@Criterion]
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- 15 YEARS AGO: Danny Brown released the harsh and daring 'XXX' Danny Brown is hilarious, creative and indifferent to consumer expectations, resulting in music that is as basely entertaining as it is deeply challenging.
- Pop Past (2002): The rerelease of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL raises questions that underscore the difference between the Reagan-Bush years and the years of Bush Jr. and Dick Cheney.
- Pop Past (2009): Deemed erotica by many, Nagisa Ōshima’s IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES was clearly meant to provoke, not titillate, the audience.
- 15 YEARS AGO: Frank Ocean released the brilliant 'Blonde' Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' is the sound of an artist urging his listener to be patient, and in this age of instant gratification, it’s a refreshing, rewarding triumph. READ: tinyurl.com/Blonde2016
