Hillary (Episode 2: Becoming a Lady): on the road to smug notoriety
Nanette Burstein, “Hillary (Episode 2: Becoming a Lady)” (2020) This episode continues to cover Hillary Rodham Clinton’s life from the time hubby Bubba Bill decides to…
nausika
China Will Not Invade Taiwan: why does the West insist otherwise?
Carlton Meyer, “China Will Not Invade Taiwan” (Tales of the American Empire, 18 September 2020) In this video essay, narrator / director Carlton Meyer examines how…
Hillary (Episode 1: The Golden Girl): early years of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s life receive glowing treatment
Nannette Burstein, “Hillary (Episode 1: The Golden Girl)” (2020) Ostensibly a four-part series on the life and career of Hillary Rodham Clinton, this work is never…
The Strange Tale of the SS Mayaguez: an example of US military arrogance and bungling resulting in needless tragedy
Carlton Meyer, “The Strange Tale of the SS Mayaguez” (Tales of the American Empire, 4 September 2020) As an example of US military arrogance and incompetence…
The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 4): manipulative propaganda posing as maudlin soap opera
Saul Dibb, “The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 4)” (2020) The tedium finally comes to an end in this fictional account of what the British government and news…
The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 3): more overwrought schlock drama
Saul Dibb, “The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 3)” (2020) In this episode, Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey (Rafe Spall) recovers from his poisoning attack in hospital, only to…
The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 2): cheap TV drama populated by cast of cardboard stereotypes
Saul Dibb, “The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 2)” (2020) Part 2 of this dreary mini-series purporting to show the effect of the Skripal poisoning incident on the…
The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 1): British propaganda at its most excruciatingly atrocious
Saul Dibb, “The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 1)” (2020) As an example of British propaganda targeting Russia and perceived Russian militarism, this BBC miniseries is remarkably fourth-rate.…
Eastern European Films, North American Films
The 2014 American Coup in Ukraine: textbook example of how the US invades and makes over other nations
Carlton Meyer, “The 2014 American Coup in Ukraine” (Tales of the American Empire, 21 August 2020) A very timely release in Carlton Meyer’s Tales of the…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Nullarbor: laconic little road movie on the need to work together
Alister Lockhart, Patrick Sarell, “Nullarbor” (2011) Across the longest stretch of straight road through the flat desert that is the Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia is…