the contrarian allegations are true

1964
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
‘how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb’ - i’ve grown familiar with political satire as a micro-genre through european filmmakers like godard, so i’ve never seen an approach this american and cynical before, which might be kubrick’s superpower. the brilliance of the film comes through its extremes: the omnipresent threat of nuclear annihilation being juxtaposed with the absurdity of its depiction. there is a subliminal sexual and gendered component that creates an uncomfortable yet hilarious tension. a…