Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
- sombre
Sombre, steady, measured documentary, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
How every film is hand-scored →Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).
Our read · Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) (2009) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded documentary entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
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The shape of Capitalism
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