Moonrise was the opposite of the usual moralist noir film. Lots to criticize. I'll just say that forgiving male violence due to bullying is not the way to go. And if you're going to put one lone Black man at or near the moral center of the film, he's going to carry a bit more weight than a character like this loner really should. And it's probably not sending a useful message to make the girl "give in" rather than consent, and then champion the poor white bullied dude. And the cop was on his side in the end too. Unrealistic, but they were both white. So a lot of things that today rub one the wrong way. And there's more. #film

I finished it but I am moving on to an episode of The American Experience about Rachel Carson and her book, Silent Spring. People should read this book, but if not, at least watch this 1-hour documentary episode, about DDT and the advantages and severe costs of its use to kill insects. All insects, beneficial and not. And propagating up the food chain to cause massive birth defects across many species, such as eagles. Criminal lack of curiosity about what DDT did and why it killed insects. DDT was sprayed directly on children, neighborhoods, people eating, and regardless of impact. Carson's book laid the groundwork to stop overuse, and then banning, DDT.