As usual, another Michael Moore movie appears accompanied by a bunch of mean-spirited reviews which claim to applaud the topic, while criticizing the method. Of course, the fact that only Moore is capable of making documentaries that anyone beyond the PBS crowd watches is deemed irrelevant. Moore actually wants to change the world instead of just interpreting it, which requires a different approach to documentary-making, but, hey, let’s poke fun at the shambling fat man.
Capitalism is Moore’s best film; it’s the film he has been working towards since Roger and Me. And while it doesn’t have the shock value of Fahrenheit 911 (which was the first mainstream challenge to the consensus on Iraq), it is superb, managing to be Continue reading Capitalism: A Love Story