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For this Friday Movie Night, first up is Mangrove (2020), the first and longest of the “Small Axe” quintology, a collection of five feature films that Steve McQueen (whose Hunger [2008] we previously watched) released simultaneously in 2020. It tells the story of the Mangrove Nine, a group of Black British protesters who got into a street brawl witth the police in 1970. The case goes to trial and becomes a cause celebre, revealing the extent of racism within the police force. God Damn the UKKK: The Movie. High ratings for this across the board, so we’re watching it.

After that is Lady Vengeance (2005), another thriller from Korean maestro Park Chan-wook. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) was so good that, you know what, we’ll watch one more of his. A woman is imprisoned under false charges for 13 years, and her child is taken from her; upon her release, she plots payback against all the shitty men who wronged her. Time for chicks to rock. Excellent reviews for this, so let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

  • Mangrove: https://letterboxd.com/film/mangrove-2020/
  • Lady Vengeance: https://letterboxd.com/film/lady-vengeance/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

  • Mangrove: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10551100/
  • Lady Vengeance: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/11471

CWs for Mangrove:

  • British people.
  • Racism.
  • Police brutality.
  • Smoking.
  • Alcohol.
  • Drugs.

CWs for Lady Vengeance:

  • Death of dog.
  • Stalking.
  • Domestic violence.
  • Woman brutalized for spectacle.
  • Child abuse.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Deaths of animals.
  • Animal abuse.
  • Sad animal.
  • Death of pet.
  • Bugs.
  • Someone is drugged.
  • Mention of sexual assault.
  • Someone is beaten up by a bully.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Implied sexual assault of female prisoer, though not directly depicted. Another scene depicts a husband having sex with his wife with dubious consent.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Chloroform.
  • Cannibalism.
  • Body horror.
  • Amputation.
  • Squashed head.
  • Hanging.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Finger mutilation.
  • Torture.
  • Infant abduction.
  • Death of child.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Ghosts.
  • Vomiting.
  • Spitting.
  • Audio gore.
  • Incarceration.
  • Hospital scene.
  • Self-harm.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Babies.
  • Fat jokes.
  • Age-gap romance.
  • Nudity.
  • Sex.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Dementia.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Gun violence.

Links to movies:

  • Mangrove: https://tankie.tube/w/2kLCuMbZGMpnPZAg63grue
  • Lady Vengeance: https://tankie.tube/w/tQvWC53qMJhsemNTh4XxHQ