The 1970s Movie That Explains 2020s America

Chinatown, released 50 years ago today, shone a bleak light on the machinations of money and power—a theme that still animates U.S. politics.

By: The Atlantic

Jun 21 2024
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This spring, I went to see Chinatown in a theater for the first time since its release, on June 20, 1974. The movie was headlining at the annual TCM Classic Film Festival on Hollywood Boulevard. Insi… [+13801 chars]

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