A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Reviews of films made in Canada and United States including all films made by Hollywood.
Anatola Araba Pabst, “Afro Algorithms” (2022) Here comes a very well-made 3D animated short that urges viewers to consider carefully how technologies like Artificial Intelligence and…
Multi-media Presentations, North American Films
Paul Jay, “Gorbachev Paved Way for Oligarchs: Interview with Alexander Buzgalin” (theAnalysis.News, 7 September 2022) US journalist / film-maker Paul Jay is a co-founder of independent…
Carlton Meyer, “The American Colony of Thailand” (Tales of the American Empire, 2 September 2022) Once again this ongoing series on the history of US global…
Gordy Higgins, Ryan Zujic, Christoffer Klungerbo, “The Guardian’s Tale” (2012) Told as a delightful fairy tale in the style of “Beauty and the Beast”, this animated…
Jeffrey Morris, “Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit” (2014) Based on a comic book series of the same name, the animated short “Parallel Man” takes place in a…
Dan Marcus, “Streamline” (2014) Here is an intriguing if perhaps confusing short film about how a man, Max (Joel Reitsma), tries to repair his relationship with…
Ian Salazar, “academy” (2020) In the not too distant future, when Western civilisation has collapsed and Western culture has regressed to the point where Christian fundamentalism…
Eli Powers, “Holy Moses” (2018) A film about how extraordinary and bizarre events can inspire people and give them purpose in life – purpose that might…
Matt Hill, “Actuary” (2020) In the not so distant future, an insurance company develops an artificial intelligence algorithm in the form of Benson (Chase Fein) that…
Australian and New Zealand Films, North American Films
Louis Leterrier, “Clash of the Titans” (2010) A brisk and goofy remake of the original Ray Harryhausen film of the same name, and trashing much of…