Essays | Multi-media Presentations
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech (2023) / Q&A Session
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech at the XX Meeting (Final Plenary Session) of the Valdai International
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech (2023): looking back 20 years and looking forward to a multi-polar future
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech at the XX Meeting (Final Plenary Session) of the Valdai International
Godland: a snapshot of Denmark’s treatment of Iceland as a colony in the 19th century
Hlynur Palmason, “Volaða land / Vanskabte Land / Godland” (2022) Its plot looks simple enough,
A Haunting in Venice: behind the storm and the haunted house, a formulaic plot appears
Kenneth Branagh, “A Haunting in Venice” (2023) For his third outing as Belgian police detective
Sound of Freedom: despite good intentions, the film is a shallow representation of child sex trafficking
Alejandro Monteverde, “Sound of Freedom” (2023) Inspired by and loosely based on the work of
Thunderbird 6: flying a bit higher than its predecessor
David Lane, “Thunderbird 6” (1968) Despite the box office failure of “Thunderbirds Are Go”, United
Thunderbirds Are Go: no, the film didn’t go well at all
David Lane, “Thunderbirds Are Go” (1966) Based on the famous British children’s television puppet action
British Films | North American Films
Tenet: beneath the gloss and sci-fi gibberish, a banal plot with flat characters appears
Christopher Nolan, “Tenet” (2019) For an example of how not to make a blockbuster sci-fi
Hanyo / The Housemaid (dir. Kim Ki-young): a delirious melodrama critical of Western culture and Confucian traditions
Kim Ki-young, “Hanyo / The Housemaid” (1960) Delirious and overwrought in its soap-opera melodrama, this
Oppenheimer: intriguing character study / legal drama on the use and misuse of power
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” (2023) Aside from all the Hollywood fanfare fluff surrounding its release, Christopher