Terrence Malick’s re-telling of the story of Pocahontas and John Smith, the extended cut. It’s a doozy. Bonus Material: <a href= "https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/not-much-new-in-the-new-world"> Indian Country Today review</a> <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/740973/pdf">Imperialist Nostalgia essay</a> <a href= "https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-new-world-2006">Roger Ebert’s review</a> <a href= "https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2006/02/neww-f10.html">World Socialist Today review</a> Support: <a href= "https://supportanishnawbe.ca/donate/make-a-donation/">https://supportanishnawbe.ca/donate/make-a-donation/</a> <a href= "http://www.nwia.ca/about/donate-to-nwia/">http://www.nwia.ca/about/donate-to-nwia/</a> <a href= "https://imaginenative.org/support/donate/">https://imaginenative.org/support/donate/</a> <a href= "https://artscancircle.ca/">https://artscancircle.ca/</a> <a href= "https://makemusicmatter.org/donate/">https://makemusicmatter.org/donate/</a> <a href="https://nctr.ca/">https://nctr.ca/</a> Music: <a href="https://orcd.co/af_genevafreeport">“The Endless Scroll” by Absolutely Free</a> courtesy of Idée Fixe Records and Arts & Crafts Music Inc. Follow us online @SurprisingCrit <a href="https://twitter.com/SurprisingCrit">Twitter</a> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/SurprisingCrit/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/surprisingcrit">Facebook</a>

23. French Cancan (1955)

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