Meanderings #304: "Kandahar" and Good Intentions

Lass is More with Josh Lasser

There is something wonderful in the notion that the new film "Kandahar" (2023) attempts to give us a more nuanced, multi-faceted, look at Afghanistan, the surrounding nations, and the world at large. It is admirable, particularly when we have such a strong tendency to flatten alternate perspectives on the big screen. What doesn't work as well here is the execution. Today we look at both.