A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Carlton Meyer, “The American Empire in Asia in the 1800s” (Tales of the American Empire, 9 July 2021) This short history documentary is an excellent entry…
Latin American Films (non-Spanish / non-Portuguese)
Ricardo Vaz, Joshua Wilson, Mayra Soto, “How is US pop culture used against Venezuela?” (Tatuy TV / Venezuelanalysis, 21 June 2021) At less than five minutes…
“What the Media Won’t Tell You About Venezuela” (ReallyGraceful, 3 June 2017) Viewers of this very short mini-documentary on Venezuelan politics won’t learn very much about…
Dongping Han, “The Unknown Cultural Revolution” (Guns and Butter, 13 January 2010) Dongping Han is a history professor at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina and…
Carlton Meyer, “The Empire enters the Cocaine Trade” (Tales of the American Empire, 25 June 2021) For a nation committed to neo-capitalist ideology – under which…
Australian and New Zealand Films
“Post Mortem” (Four Corners, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 28 June 2021) Posited as an investigation into the recent history and culture of Australia Post, and the actions…
“What the Media Won’t Tell You About China” (ReallyGraceful, 20 June 2018) This short film is less a historical documentary about China and how it came to…
Japanese Films, North American Films
Andrew Levitas, “Minamata” (2020) In these times when fake news and deliberate disinformation are the norm in mainstream news media, here comes a very welcome, solid…
Korean Films, North American Films
Carlton Meyer, “The United States Started the Korean War” (Tales of the American Empire, 11 June 2021) Most histories on the Korean War (1950 – 1953)…
“What the Media Won’t Tell You about Iran” (ReallyGraceful, 23 November 2017) Back in 2017 I’d been watching short history mini-documentaries on ReallyGraceful’s Youtube channel but…