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Based on surname alone, Terry Jones and I have one thing in common — we’re both of Welsh ancestry. That means that, deep down, we’re both still a little upset by what the English did to our homeland and by what the Romans did to all of Britain before that.
I believe that’s the reasoning behind Jones’ documentary undertaking, “The Barbarians.” Since history is usually dictated by the victor, everyone outside the Roman empire, both before and during the modern era, has been viewed as unwashed, stupid and mean.

This one’s tough even by Godard’s standards. He’s never been Hawks, but 1967’s La Chinoise makes Breathless look like Casablanca. Godard even pulls a neat trick; while satirizing the radicalism of the characters contained herein, he manages to enter the ranks of the “filmic radicals” by forsaking conventional narrative structure in favor of fragmented dialogues.

The movie, Conduct Unbecoming, deals with the British Colonial Army in 19th Century India. The code of honor is strict and transgressing it brings swift and unerring punishment, except when it doesn’t. What is clear cut in theory is murky in practice.

“A. (Anonymous)” is a relatively short mockumentary that tells the story of a group of people with social dysfunctions I didn’t even know existed. The founder of the group, for example, describes himself as formerly OCDWOTP — an obsessive-compulsive disorder wearer of tight pants. You better believe this odd compulsion leaves him with some “partial numbness.”

It’s amazing that Emmanuel Jal can empathize with the youth growing up in inner-city Washington, D.C. These kids lead harsh lives, facing drugs, violence, poverty and bigotry on a daily basis. It’s amazing that Jal can empathize with them because to many, it would seem that his childhood was much, much worse.