A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Multi-media Presentations, North American Films
“The Thom Hartmann Program: The American Destruction of Venezuela – The Real Story” (21 February 2019) In recent months, with the 2020 US Presidential year looming…
Francis Plourde, “Operation Mr Chen: The Hidden Face of Quebec’s Golden Visas” (Enquete, September 2018) In 1986 the Canadian federal government and the Quebec provincial government…
Aaron Bastani, Gary McQuiggin, “The Coup in Venezuela, Explained” (Novara Media, 2019) Here comes a very timely report on the recent history of Venezuela’s politics and…
“Redacted Tonight (Season 3, Episode #226)” (RT America, 6 January 2019) The first episode of “Redacted Tonight”, hosted by Lee Camp, is a review of the…
Arabic-language Films, Middle Eastern Films
Nadine Labaki, “Capharnaum” (2018) I’m sure plenty of children around the world are serving time in juvenile centres for serious criminal acts including stabbing a man…
“Redacted Tonight (Season 3, Episode #230)” (RT America, 1 February 2019) Lee Camp is a stand-up comedian, writer and activist who hosts weekly TV comedy current affairs show…
Oleg Uzhinov, “Masha and the Bear (Season 1, Episode 17: Recipe for Disaster)” (2009) Despite its title, this charming little short turned out to be the…
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Te Wei, “Feelings of Mountain and Water” (1988) Inspired by the traditional Chinese shanshui genre of landscape painting – “shanshui” means “mountain – water” – in…
Andrei Tarkovsky, “Zerkalo / The Mirror” (1975) For most viewers, Tarkovsky’s “The Mirror” won’t be the easiest film to follow: the narrative follows a stream-of-consciousness structure…
Latin American Films (non-Spanish / non-Portuguese), North American Films
Masaman, “Paraguayans: World’s Weirdest Latinos” (2018) In an entertaining short film of just under 13 minutes, viewers are treated to a fascinating survey of one of…