A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
“The Testimonies Project: Testimonies after COVID-19 vaccination” (The Israeli People’s Committee, 2021) In early 2021 the Israeli government began a drive to get as many Israeli…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Joshua Krook, “The Philosophy of Byung-Chul Han” (28 February 2021) In his theory on mass formation psychosis, Belgian clinical psychologist Dr Mattias Desmet identified four features…
Dan Astin-Gregory, “Why Do So Many Still Buy Into The Narrative?” (Dan Astin-Gregory / Pandemic Podcast, 22 September 2021) Dan Astin-Gregory is an entrepreneur, strategist and…
Frank Capra, “Rendezvous in Space” (1964) A promotional industrial film made for the Martin Marietta Corporation – a precursor of Lockheed Martin – this curious documentary,…
Garrett Ryan, “Public Latrines in Ancient Rome” (Toldinstone, 15 December 2021) In the space of seven minutes (as twenty seconds are devoted to the mention of…
Carlton Meyer, “The Disastrous Liberation of the Philippines” (Tales of the American Empire, 10 December 2021) In this short documentary, military historian Carlton Meyer makes his…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Philip Noyce, “Rabbit-Proof Fence” (2002) Visually this is a beautiful film with an emphasis on the harsh desert and semi-desert environments of Western Australia – but…
Dr Garrett Ryan, “How a Fish Bankrupted the Roman Aristocracy” (Told In Stone, 27 November 2021) In this instalment in his Told In Stones series which…
Martin Rosen, John Hubley, “Watership Down” (1978) A vivid and beautifully presented tale, this British film portrays what might be a foundation myth of an imaginary…
Dr Garrett Ryan, “A Murder Mystery in Roman Egypt” (Told In Stone, 24 November 2021) This entertaining little documentary is actually less a whodunnit tale and…