This Changes Everything: simplistic globe-trotting essay based on faulty premises
Avi Lewis, “This Changes Everything” (2015) Billed as a film about climate change, this documentary
Month: October 2015
The Seafarers: a preachy recruitment film for trade union membership with unusual historical relevance
Stanley Kubrick, “The Seafarers” (1953) Stanley Kubrick’s first film made in colour turns out to
How I Ended This Summer: a meandering character study of two individuals coping with extreme isolation and one another
Alexei Popogrebsky, “How I Ended This Summer / Kak ya provel etim letom” (2010) Out
The Makioka Sisters: a flat commentary on tradition and modernisation alike through a soap opera plot
Kon Ichikawa, “The Makioka Sisters” (1983) Admittedly this is a beautifully shot film and its
Jackie Brown: homage to 70s cult film heroine and nostalgia with a subtext about surviving in a brutal world not far beneath the surface
Quentin Tarantino, “Jackie Brown” (1997) Of the early films directed by Quentin Tarantino that have
Conflagration: a competent critique of modern Japan and an unreal quest for beauty and purity
Kon Ichikawa, “Conflagration / Enjo” (1958) Based on the novel “The Temple of the Golden
Vladimir Putin’s Address to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: offering an alternative vision to the world
Vladimir Putin’s Address to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York
Xi Jinping’s Address to the UN General Assembly’s 70th Session: China projecting its power abroad in a low-key, pragmatic way
Xi Jinping’s Address to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York