A sense of Cold War paranoia and self-righteous American exceptionalism in “Espionage Target – You!”
“Espionage Target – You!” (1964) Commissioned by the United States Department of Defense for training
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The Real Manchurian Candidate: a meandering set of interviews on the Robert F Kennedy assassination and Sirhan Bishara Sirhan’s role in it
Shane O’Sullivan, “The Real Manchurian Candidate” (e2 films, 2018) Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is notorious as
There are TWO Londons & Why It MATTERS: introducing viewers to a secret world of tax evasion in a city within a city
“There are TWO Londons & Why It MATTERS” (Black Pigeon Speaks, 2017) Why indeed should
The Seagull (dir. Michael Mayer): a film adaptation of Chekhov’s play lacking good characters and direction
Michael Mayer, “The Seagull” (2018) Quite why this film adaptation of the famous play by
The Syria Deception (Part 1: Al Qaeda Goes to Hollywood): a blunt examination of the cynicism of Western propaganda
Dan Cohen, “The Syria Deception (Part 1: Al Qaeda Goes to Hollywood)” (2018) This first
The Wicker Man: a satire on religious bigotry and fanaticism
Robin Hardy “The Wicker Man” (1973) In spite of a small budget and the set-backs
Australian and New Zealand Films
Jirga: a sparingly told story of remorse, compassion and forgiveness
Benjamin Gilmour, “Jirga” (2018) The wonder is that this film got made at all as
Undercover in Idlib: secret snapshot of jihadi-held Idlib province in northwestern Syria
Jenan Moussa, “Undercover in Idlib” (2017) Presented and narrated by Jenan Moussa, a reporter for
British Films | North American Films
Equus: a psychodrama of outstanding performances and troubling philosophical questions about individuality and creativity
Sidney Lumet, “Equus” (1977) He never won an individual Academy Award for Best Movie or
Money laundering, political corruption, stolen billions and a secret mafia in “The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire”
Michael Oswald, “The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire” (2017) A very important and necessary documentary,