# "Lessons of Darkness" (1992, Dir: Werner Herzog) w/ Dom Sinacola (Portland Mercury)

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Podcast: [The Pacific Northwest Insurance Corporation Moviefilm Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pacific-northwest-insurance-corporation-moviefilm-podcast-6654025)
Published: 2026-03-27T16:12:00+00:00
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This week, Matt and Corbin are joined by DOM SINACOLA ( Film Critic at The Portland Mercury , The Werner Hertzblog ) to talk about LESSONS OF DARKNESS, Werner Herzog's impressionistic non fiction essay movie about the burning oilfields of Kuwait in the wake of the first Gulf War. Topics include: is this movie responsible? Germany in the post war, Herzog and truth and lies, and other stuff. Honestly it's been a while since we recorded it, so it's possible I'm missing something. Check out the show on Letterboxd if you're into that thing . Matt is also on there . And we got a Bluesky going. Next episode is about "The White Ribbon," which is streaming somewhere, probably.

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