I am beginning to feel a bit like a latter-day Diogenes wandering around with a lamp looking for a honest movie. Following up on my unhappy encounter with "Little Miss Sunshine," I took in "Man Push Cart" last Friday night. These are two independent American films that have garnered rave reviews from critics. I guess that when it comes to movies and politics, I obey some kind of strange compulsion to think for myself.
"Man Push Cart" sounds like my kind of movie. It is a study of a Pakistani operator of one of those ubiquitous stainless steel coffee and donut carts all over New York, mostly run by recent immigrants from Asia. As someone with a long-standing curiosity about the hidden economic life of this city, I was anxious to see if the film revealed any deep secrets. http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2006/10/01/man-push-cart/
