Spring Breakers: surprisingly well-made and sarcastic film about the search for a meaningful life
Harmony Korine, “Spring Breakers” (2012) Contrary to most reports I’ve seen or heard about this
Category: North American Films
Reviews of films made in Canada and United States including all films made by Hollywood.
Fair and balanced bashing of Fox News on “Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism”
Robert Greenwald, “Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism” (2004) An impassioned documentary intended to rouse
Five Easy Pieces: a sad commentary on the rootless and nihilist condition of American society
Bob Rafelson, “Five Easy Pieces” (1970) One of the saddest films I have seen, “Five
Money As Debt 3 (Evolution Beyond Money): pointing to a renewed and sustainable world beyond debt-based money systems
Paul Grignon, “Money As Debt 3 (Evolution Beyond Money)” In the final episode of the
Money As Debt 2 (Promises Unleashed): a homely ramble through the global financial system
Paul Grignon, “Money As Debt 2 (Promises Unleashed)” (2009) Where the first episode in Paul
What the Heck is a Bail-Out? – a very brief, simplified exposition of how debt-based financial systems lead to collapse and ruin
Paul Grignon, “What the Heck is a Bail-Out?” Part of a body of work investigating
Money as Debt: global finance and banks explained in easy-going and colourful documentary
Paul Grignon, “Money as Debt” (2006) While looking for something else on Youtube.com, I found
Overdoing the satire and toilet humour in “Team America: World Police”
Trey Parker, “Team America: World Police” (2004) A silly and puerile satire on American society,
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God – depravity, denial and abuse of power in Catholic paedophilia scandal
Alex Gibney, “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God” (2012) No matter what
Cabaret: fine performances undermined by weak plot and underdeveloped themes
Bob Fosse, “Cabaret” (1972) Loosely based on a Broadway play and a 1950s film which