Round-up of Films seen in 2018
Dear Under Southern Eyes Readers and Followers, So 2019 is already upon us – which means a Round-up of the films that I believe are significant for viewers is in order! I certainly saw far more films in
Vice: satirical biopic is as empty as the man it lampoons
Adam McKay, “Vice” (2018) A rather patchy satirical study of the life of former US
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Roma: a passive film where characters react to major events with blankness
Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma” (2018) Conceived as a homage and dedicated to his birth family’s housemaid
French and French-language Films
Climax: French society in microcosm with all its stresses, anxieties, hidden secrets and a dark puppet-master
Gaspar Noe, “Climax” (2018) In the hands of Argentine-French director Gaspar Noe, a story about
Death of Yazdgerd: a slow film illustrates how the common people are caught between two repressive forces
Bahram Beyzai, “Death of Yazdgerd / Mard Yazdgerd” (1982) Running close to 2 hours with
Diplomatic Viruses: a deeply disturbing film about a US military laboratory in Georgia
Diljana Gaytandzhieva, “Diplomatic Viruses” (Al Mayadeen, 2018) Bulgarian journalist Diljana Gaytandzhieva gained fame early in
Biological Weapons & Experimentation on Humans (Frank Olson): echoes of 1953 death of CIA scientist still reverberating today
Egmont R Koch and Michael Wech, “Biological Weapons & Experimentation on Humans (Frank Olson)” (2002)
How a new empire of global finance was created in “The Corbett Report (Episode 349: The WWI Conspiracy – Part Three: A New World Order)”
James Corbett, “The Corbett Report (Episode 349: The WWI Conspiracy – Part Three: A New
The rise of Wall Street and the American Deep State in “The Corbett Report (Episode 348: The WWI Conspiracy – Part Two: The American Front)”
James Corbett, “The Corbett Report (Episode 348: The WWI Conspiracy – Part Two: The American
French and French-language Films
Normandy Nude: a light-hearted if flat comedy with a message about exploiting people and land for profit
Philippe le Guay, “Normandy Nude / Normandy Nue” (2018) One of a distinctly French genre