Tag Archives: Zero Dark Thirty movie

morsi: falling into gideon’s well

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Dave

Connect the dots and build your own labyrinth.There is a tendency to anesthetize and aestheticize critical content in popular culture into a clean commercial package. Certainly films like Argo and Zero Dark Thirty which are nuanced political thrillers which are … Continue reading →

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cult of the secret agent

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Dave

The cult of the secret agent. In fact as in fiction the spy is the indispensable person of our time. Yet their activity poses a deadly threat to the open society. We should not make the mistake of assuming that … Continue reading →

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cold war: its not over till’ its over

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Dave

What exactly was the Cold War? Why? And is it really over even now? These are fascinating questions that have been posed and answered by historians, revisionists, and just plain citizens for the past fifty years… …Thus the world may … Continue reading →

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the secret agent: what hannah adams started

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Dave

The secret agent as a culture hero. What historic forces underlie what really is a sinister trend? How and where did it start? Historically, the mystique of the secret agent has grown out of more than two centuries of revolutionary … Continue reading →

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gatekeepers

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dave

Shin Bet and the problem of evil. We are entering a new aesthetic of film where the old cops and robbers dramas as been transformed into the realm of national security and law enforcement is elevated to what used to … Continue reading →

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zero dark thirty…

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dave

The basic premise of the film Zero Dark Thirty is keeping Americans safe in a dangerous world. The aesthetics are beautiful but the film is mediocre and a bit of hack work glorified to the Temple of the Mundane. Here, … Continue reading →

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