On this week’s Movies vs. Capitalism, hosts Rivka Rivera and Frank Cappello are joined by musician, writer, and This Is Revolution podcast host Jason Myles. Jason joins the MVC team for a discussion about the 1984 military drama, A Soldier’s Story, which depicts a racially motivated murder at a Louisiana Army base during World War II. As we celebrate Independence Day, the group revisits this mostly forgotten film, which portrays a starkly different U.S. Army experience prior to the military’s desegregation in 1948. They unpack how the film (based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Soldier’s Play) presents the complex perspectives of the Black community on morality, respectability, and violence. For next week’s movie, MVC will be revisiting the 2000 stoner comedy Dude, Where’s My Car?This podcast relies on listeners like you to keep the show going:Go to MVCpod.com to become a supporter or leave us a tip. Supporters will also get access to The Lever’s premium content, including their exclusive newsletters, private podcast feed, e-books, and live events. MVC strives to practice its values as anti-capitalist media and will not be selling traditional advertisements. Instead, we will be donating our ad space to progressive or leftist causes. If you’re part of an advocacy organization, mutual-aid group, a worker co-op, a political campaign, or some other org, and you are interested in promoting your work on MVC, you can email us at moviesvscapitalism@gmail.com.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok.You can also watch our full episodes on YouTube.A rough transcript of the episode is available here.Produced by The LeverArtwork by Rufus Paisley
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