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![A Hijacking, and Captain Phillips](https://episodes.castos.com/kxci/images/hijacking.jpg)
A Hijacking, and Captain Phillips
There have been two films this year featuring a ship being hijacked by Somali pirates. This is, of course, a very topical subject. Although...
![12 Years a Slave](https://episodes.castos.com/kxci/images/12years.jpg)
12 Years a Slave
It’s remarkable, when you think about it, how few serious American film dramas have dealt with the subject of American slavery. Of course we...
![Blue is the Warmest Color](https://episodes.castos.com/kxci/images/blueiswarmest.jpg)
Blue is the Warmest Color
I like directors that can fill a big canvas, make films that you can be immersed in, an experience rather than just an event....
![Mother of George](https://episodes.castos.com/kxci/images/motherofgeorge.jpg)
Mother of George
The well-crafted drama Mother of George takes place in one of those small communities from overseas transplanted into urban American society, in this case...
![Inequality For All](https://episodes.castos.com/kxci/images/inequality.jpg)
Inequality For All
Inequality for All is the title of a documentary by Jacob Kornbluth, which examines the extraordinary disparity in wealth between the richest Americans and...
![I Walked With a Zombie](https://episodes.castos.com/kxci/images/iwalkedwithazombie.jpg)
I Walked With a Zombie
For your Halloween pleasure this year, I offer the 1943 film I Walked With a Zombie. It’s from the famous horror unit at RKO...