Review of Radio Bikini (1988) by Frankie R — 02 Sep 2011
This is a nice companion piece to Atomic Cafe. Many of these interviews follow up on the people introduced in Atomic Cafe who were instrumental in the implementation of atomic weapons in WW2. Atomic Cafe is made entirely of (brilliantly edited) archival footage: newsreels, public service announcements, army training films etc.
, it is a fantastic commentary on America and humanity. Radio Bikini does have (more current) interview segments that accompany their archival footage. Atomic Cafe does a better job at capturing the the zeitgeist of the Atomic Age (and is more fun as a film), but Radio Bikini has a lot of new footage that is both beautiful and horrifying.
Watch Atomic Cafe first for maximum enjoyment.
This review of Radio Bikini (1988) was written by Frankie R on 02 Sep 2011.
Radio Bikini has generally received positive reviews.
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