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...come for that—and even for a thriller it didn’t make much sense, by film’s end. The Forgotten turned out to be the kind of film from which you can expect to walk away at least with a vision of the darker side, of the stuff of nightmares and dystopian visions, a new cinematic trick in your bag of coping mechanisms for what life throws...
...election campaigns in his youth. Out on the town, he can be a show-off and a charmer. At an Indian restaurant one evening a decade ago, he launched into a funny and impromptu toast for a stranger celebrating his birthday at another table. But he also has a darker, brooding - some say menacing - side; it can be a turn-off to women, in particular. Latham's exuberance, enthusiasm and passion for the cause can run off the rails. He's tribal, never backs away from a fight and, as he has said, when it comes to the conservatives...
...Chow's comedy is about a community of poor souls who find ways to survive. So are two fine films from Iranian directors, but their palette is necessarily darker, since the settings are Iraq and Afghanistan. Bahman Ghobadi's Turtles Can Fly tells a story of Kurdish kids on the Turkey-Iraq border. Many have been maimed by land mines yet never stop performing the one job that brings them money?searching for mines?under the command of a charming, scheming 13-year-old who pretty much runs the town. Stray Dogs, shot in Kabul by Marziyeh Meshkini, focuses...
This past week’s assaults were an unfortunate way to launch the new school year. Students typically energetic with fresh enthusiasm for the fall were reminded that Cambridge’s gentrified veneer conceals a darker reality of city life. A new year has arrived, and once again undergraduates are confronted with breaches of Harvard’s security and safety mechanisms. But these events are not necessarily cause for the same kind of outrage witnessed last fall, as the past year has brought thorough changes for the better...
...What has changed, says Bampi, is the way the drug moves around the streets. The footpath used to be the marketplace, but since police in Footscray and other known suburban hotspots began cracking down with more patrols, undercover surveillance and arrests, dealing has moved to darker corners. There, says Tregear, it's harder for police, health professionals and drug workers to find addicts. "You used to almost get killed in the rush of people selling out there," he says. Bampi's friends now ring contacts to organize deals, arranging to buy in cars, parks or busy shops. "It might take...