A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Alfred Hitchcock, “Family Plot” (1976) Considering that the famous British director was in bad health when he made this film, I find “Family Plot” to be a…
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 9: Imran Khan)” (Russia Today, 19 June 2012) For his next episode, Julian Assange springs a real surprise by interviewing…
Jeremy Hopper, “Nine Meals Away from Anarchy” (2012) Uploaded to Youtube early in 2012, this is an interesting if simply made documentary about the fragility of…
Robert Stark, “The Stark Truth: Interview with Ellen Brown” (Voice of Reason, 1 June 2012) I’ve come across Ellen Brown’s “Web of Debt” website before and am…
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 8: Cypherpunks – Part 2)” (Russia Today, 12 June 2012) Continuing his discussion with Cypherpunks Andy Müller-Maguhn, Jérémie Zimmermann and…
Robert Stark, “The Stark Truth: Interview with Paul Craig Roberts” (Voice of Reason, 25 May 2012) Being familiar with some of Paul Craig Roberts’s articles on various websites, I…
David Gelb, “Jiro dreams of Sushi” (2011) Surely this documentary should have a great deal of significance for me as my parents ran a restaurant for…
Declan Whitebloom, “Prophets of Science Fiction (Episode 1: H G Wells)” (2011) For some reason, SBS TV chose to screen this episode last even though it’s…
Ridley Scott, “Prometheus” (2012) Originally conceived as a predecessor to “Alien” and its successor films, “Prometheus” is Ridley Scott’s attempt to answer questions left by his…
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 8: Cypherpunks – Part 1)” (Russia Today, 5 June 2012) Yes, you read that right and it’s not a typo:…