Movie Review: The Century of the Self - Page 2

I know it's a big idea, which is why it takes four hours to get through all the implications that it has, but this documentary flies by on the strength of Curtis's intriguing hypothesis, the connections he finds between events and aftermaths, and the dynamic way in which he presents his evidence, specializing in rare, sometimes bizarre, and often humorous archival footage from decades at the BBC.

I promise you this — you'll walk away feeling a little humbled, and a little more skeptical, and - I'll say it - a little bit smarter.

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Jasmine Anderson is the co-host of The Conversation on 88.1 KFCF, as well as a cultural critic whose blog Malice in Wonderland was regularly ranked in the top ten on Myspace during its run. She is currently working her first novel and has a sci-fi series for television in development. …

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