The New Context

The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School

Oscars 2013

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Argo: Best Propaganda

Argo, a suspenseful tale portraying America’s favorite bad guys, Iranians, as angry gun-toting religio-fascists, just won the Best Picture Academy Award for 2012. Ben Affleck’s directing is better than his acting, but this was not a character driven movie—it was […]