Growing Up in a Revolution: The Power of Persepolis

In this Review Roundup, Laura Gommans and Elliot Bloom dive into the re-release of Persepolis — Marjane Satrapi's searing, stylish memoir of growing up in Iran through revolution, repression, and rebellion, newly restored by Odyssey Classics. They also take on Steven Soderbergh's Black Bag, a spy thriller that trades action for dry wit and quiet unease. An episode about animation as autobiography, genre as pleasure, and the specific delight of a Soderbergh film that knows exactly what it wants to be.

By Laura Gommans

Film Journalist · Celebrating Cinema