A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
John Allman, “Is Ethics based on Virtue?” (1998) Part of a series “The Examined Life” which brings theories of ethics to bear on contemporary life, this…
Julie Taymor, “Frida” (2001) A very pretty and colourful film on the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954), “Frida” plays the artist’s life…
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – The Experiments: The Secret of Luck” (2011) Now for his next trick … in this final episode of…
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – The Experiments: The Guilt Trip” (2011) In this rather creepy episode, the third in a 4-part series, Derren…
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – The Experiments: Gameshow” (2011) In Episode 2 of a 4-part psychology series, sceptic and mesmerist Derren Brown is…
British Films, North American Films
Christopher Nolan, “The Prestige” (2006) Rather fussy if good-looking film about duplicity and duplications, duelling and an all-consuming devotion to one’s art, “The Prestige” is a…
Piotr Dumala, “Little Black Riding Hood / Czarny Kapturek” (1983) Piotr Dumala, “The Walls / Sciany” (1988) Based on the familiar childhood story but rendered in…
Frank Morrow / Alternative Views, Gulf War documentary (1990s?) Found an interesting documentary on the Gulf War which delves into the history of Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait…
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – The Experiments: The Assassin” (2011) An ingeniously planned experiment in hypnosis and mind control aimed at discovering whether…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Robert Connolly, “Underground: the Julian Assange Story” (2012) Fictionalised dramatisation of an episode in the early life of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as a teenage computer…