Under Capricorn: a psychological romantic melodrama of intense emotion, suspense and redemption
Alfred Hitchcock, “Under Capricorn” (1949) Set in the early days of the British colony of
Category: North American Films
Reviews of films made in Canada and United States including all films made by Hollywood.
AntiRacist Hitler: a subversive cartoon satirising Western social policies and hypocrisy
Matt the White Rabbit, “AntiRacist Hitler” (2013) A subversive animation short satirising open-borders immigration policies
Pony: a dark little story about the loss of innocence in a banal setting
Dony Permedi, “Pony” (2006) “Pony” is a short animated film made by Permedi as an
New York, New York: a homage to and a subversion of Hollywood / Broadway glamour, fame and artifice
Martin Scorsese, “New York, New York” (1977) One of Martin Scorsese’s most under-rated films, in
Modern Times: sympathy for the underdog and horror at a machine society enforcing conformity and repression
Charlie Chaplin, “Modern Times” (1936) In its own way, “Modern Times” is significant as an
Freaks: a sympathetic work that pleads on behalf of its performers and turns normality on its head
Todd Browning, “Freaks” (1932) A unique cult film of the kind that can be said
British Films | North American Films
The Man Who Fell to Earth: a satire on US cut-throat capitalist society and how it alienates, controls and dehumanises people
Nicholas Roeg, “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976) For a film with hardly much
Moon: using familiar ideas and concepts to generate thinking about the nature of individuality and identity
Duncan Jones, “Moon” (2009) Like father, like son, no? … decades ago David Bowie sang
Trumbo: a moving dramatisation of a society’s delusions, paranoia and persecutions
Jay Roach, “Trumbo” (2015) This biopic of Hollywood screen-writer Dalton Trumbo’s career from the late
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal – earnest attempt to flesh out Thomas Jefferson / Sally Hemings affair
Charles Haid, “Sally Hemings: An American Scandal” (2000) More notable for the performances of its