Some thoughts on How to Survive a Plague
I saw the ACT-UP documentary on Monday night. I've seen plenty of AIDS crisis documentaries over the years, and the only other one I can think of that approaches How to Survive a Plague in terms of raw power is Silverlake Life: The View From Here. And where that movie is wholly devastating, this movie has so much vigor and anger energizing the proceedings. Not to mention detail, essential history, and Larry Kramer sc…