Hail Satan? – fun film about a Satanic movement with a serious message about social justice and religious hypocrisy and oppression
Penny Lane, “Hail Satan?” (2019) Funny and serious at the same time, tight and well
Global hi-tech as the handmaiden of the military and intelligence agencies in “The Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Big Tech Doesn’t Want You to Know”
James Corbett, “The Corbett Report (Episode 359: The Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Big Tech
Parasite: tale of two families is a stinging attack on capitalism and social hierarchy
Bong Joonho, “Parasite / Gisaengchung” (2019) A stinging attack on capitalism in South Korean society
French and French-language Films
Claire Darling: slow film about memory, heritage and past pain leading to a big bang
Julie Bertuccelli, “Claire Darling / La derniere folie de Claire Darling” (2018) On the first
Red Joan: a stodgy film skirting issues about loyalty, betrayal and the nature of the British state
Trevor Nunn, “Red Joan” (2019) Adapted from the novel of the same name which as
“Leaked Court Docs Upending Brazil!” – a brief look at news of leaked documents concerning a popular Brazilian politician
Lee Camp “Leaked Court Docs Upending Brazil!” (Redacted Tonight, June 2019) Along with his weekly “Redacted
Indian Subcontinent Films | Northern European Films
Victim of the World Wildlife Fund: racial cleansing and genocide masquerading as nature conservation
Jos van Dongen, “Victim of the World Wildlife Fund” (Zembla, 2019) Now this is the
German and German-language Films
A celebration of a major art and social utopian movement in “Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus”
Niels Bolbringer and Thomas Tielsch, “Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus” (2018) Celebrating the 100th
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
The Heiresses: a slow-burning character study of self-transformation
Marcelo Martinessi, “The Heiresses / Las Herederas” (2018) A slow-burning, low-key character study that, among
British Films | North American Films
Rocketman: the rise and fall and rise again of a beloved British rock / pop icon, with no reference to social and music trends
Dexter Fletcher, “Rocketman” (2019) Rather than playing as a straight biopic – a template that