Actuary: terse sci-fi psychological drama on technology and determinism
Matt Hill, “Actuary” (2020) In the not so distant future, an insurance company develops an
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Eldritch Code: sci-fi horror short on corporate exploitation of workers
Ivan Radovic, “Eldritch Code” (2017) Partly told in a world-weary voice-over narration by the main
German and German-language Films
Monju Hunters of Sofugan Island: carrying a warning of environmental devastation and human folly
Karim Eich and Dirk Wachsmuth, “Monju Hunters of Sofugan Island” (2017) An unexpectedly deep and
French and French-language Films
Becoming Marilyn (2021): a fantasy of what Marilyn Monroe might have been
Michèle Dominici, “Becoming Marilyn ” (2021) Billed by production company Arte Distribution as a “unique
Australian and New Zealand Films | North American Films
Clash of the Titans (2010): goofy remake adapted to modern audiences’ tastes
Louis Leterrier, “Clash of the Titans” (2010) A brisk and goofy remake of the original
Japanese Films | North American Films
How culture, society and economy combined to bring about a demographic tragedy in “The Dark Side of Japan: The Lost Generation”
“The Dark Side of Japan: The Lost Generation” (Explained With Dom, 22 June 2022) One
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Why the Soviet Computer Failed: detailed visual essay misses answering its own question
“Why the Soviet Computer Failed” (Asianometry, 8 July 2022) A very interesting visual essay, illustrated
Korean Films | North American Films
The Dark Side of South Korea’s Incredible Economic Success: the harmful impact of South Korea’s industrialisation on its culture and people
“The Dark Side of South Korea’s Incredible Economic Success” (Explained with Dom, 1 June 2022)
Clones: short sci-fi sketch on the nature of identity
Rafael Bolliger, “Clones” (2015) In amongst a busy schedule making films, TV films and TV
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Why North Korea Starves: a detailed video of North Korea’s food self-sufficiency quest omits how US hostility distorts that aim
“Why North Korea Starves” (Asianometry, 10 January 2022) While accurate information about North Korea is