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Rating: DOCQ=5, DOCP=6 / Quite Legible
Scale K=2, Scale L=3, Scale M=3, Scale N=3
Documentary, Masculinity, Grooming, Gender, Body
This film was right up my alley, since I studied masculinity in graduate school. A fun, witty, and informative look into why men care about their appearances (or not). Beards, barbers, moustaches, cologne, and manscaping. Great celebrity commentary AND insight from a favorite author, Michael Kimmel.
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (Eric Martin & Lois Vossen, 2010)
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Rating: DOCQ=6, DOCP=7 / First Rate
Scale K=3, Scale L=3, Scale M=4, Scale N=3
Documentary, Art, New York, Young Genius, Counterculture
It is a true shame that so many artists must struggle through a whirlwind life and die lonely, dejected, and nearly forgotten. Jean-Michel was able to capture his environment and culture and our history in ways that excited and invigorated people. He was a powerful force and one that could not cope with it all, in the end. I am so glad that he did, though, for those few years- thousands of amazing expressions will live on.
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