Põrgu (Hell): good versus evil in homage to a 20th century Estonian surrealist artist
Rein Raamat, “Põrgu (Hell)” (1983) While watching “Wax or the Discovery of Television among the Bees”, I noticed that Thronoi the Bear who had uploaded this…
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Multi-media Presentations, North American Films
Wax or the Discovery of Television among the Bees: a moral and political film under the visual overload
David Blair, “Wax or the Discovery of Television among the Bees” (1991) One of my favourite science fiction films since I first saw it in the…
Elena: character-driven drama labours under issues of class, gender, alienation and spiritual emptiness
Andrey Zviagintsev, “Elena” (2011) A stylistically beautiful yet minimal film about class, alienation and the moral and spiritual emptiness of materialism in a country as much…
Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 2: The Savage Goths): a subtle criticism of modern imperialism and colonialism
Terry Jones and Rob Coldstream, “Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 2: The Savage Goths)” (2006) Drolly narrated by Terry Jones, he of the Monty Python’s Flying Circus…
The Stark Truth: Interview with Benjamin Noyles – introduction to Integralism as an ideology and alternative to mainstream politics
Robert Stark, “The Stark Truth: Interview with Benjamin Noyles” (Voice of Reason, 15 June 2012) Ah, that Robert Stack, how I love him, fearlessly striding into…
The World Tomorrow (Episode 10: Noam Chomsky and Tariq Ali): disappointing choice of interviewees
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 10: Noam Chomsky and Tariq Ali)” (Russia Today, 26 June 2012) Here is a really disappointing choice of interviewees: Noam Chomsky…
Changing Your Mind (The Nature of Things): informative documentary on neural plasticity spoiled by breathless commercial presentation
Mike Sheerin, “Changing Your Mind (The Nature of Things)” (2010) Hosted by David Suzuki, “Changing Your Mind” is an episode from the long-running science documentary “The…
Family Plot: skilfully made comedy thriller that deconstructs familiar Hitchcock motifs and themes for laughs
Alfred Hitchcock, “Family Plot” (1976) Considering that the famous British director was in bad health when he made this film, I find “Family Plot” to be a…
The World Tomorrow (Episode 9: Imran Khan): interesting discussion with a passionate and idealistic politician
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 9: Imran Khan)” (Russia Today, 19 June 2012) For his next episode, Julian Assange springs a real surprise by interviewing…
Nine Meals Away from Anarchy: home-made doco retreats into realm of individual self-reliance and cocooning
Jeremy Hopper, “Nine Meals Away from Anarchy” (2012) Uploaded to Youtube early in 2012, this is an interesting if simply made documentary about the fragility of…