Against All Enemies

Doc Talk: Fascism Then and Now — At the Arlington International Film Festival

November 1, 2023

Posted in Featured, Film, Review

A pair of documentaries featured in this year’s Arlington International Film Festival take a cold look at the death cult of fascism — past, present, and to come.

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