Chinese and Chinese-language Films
The Goddess: a social realist film with natural and minimal acting, and a young rising star
Wu Yonggang, “The Goddess / Shen nu” (1935) A year after this film was made,
A superficial survey of how far a society has recovered a decade after years of war and destruction in “Chechnya: Republic of Contrasts”
“Chechnya: Republic of Contrasts” (RT Channel, 2013) Made in 2013, this RT documentary is probably
Australian and New Zealand Films | Russian and Soviet Films
Exposing and satirising British news media propaganda idiocy in “The Hooligans: Joining the Kremlin’s Football Army”
Pavel Serezhkin, “The Hooligans: Joining the Kremlin’s Football Army” (2018) Here’s a very funny mockumentary
Batman vs. Two-Face: two icons of 1960s television series facing off in a film reconciling the Bright Knight and Dark Knight sides of Batman
Rick Morales, “Batman vs. Two-Face” (2017) Adam West’s final outing as Batman before his death
Carrying a heavy legacy of numerous interpretations of Batman in “Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders”
Rick Morales, “Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders” (2016) The series of Batman films by
Australian and New Zealand Films
Blue: the impact of human activities and pollution on marine environments and ecosystems told through individual stories
Karina Holden, “Blue” (2017) Instead of bashing its audiences over the head with facts ‘n’
Origins: The Journey of Humankind (Season 1, Episode 3: The Power of Money) – a shallow and confusing enquiry into the historical importance of money
Celso R Garcia, “Origins: The Journey of Humankind (Season 1, Episode 3: The Power of
Eastern European Films | German and German-language Films
The Final Journey: a formulaic road movie about hope and reconciliation in the Ukrainian civil war
Nick Baker-Monteys, “The Final Journey / Leanders Letzte Reise” (2017) The plot may be a
French and French-language Films
Diary of a Chambermaid: a bleak and realist comedy offering
Luis Bunuel, “Diary of a Chambermaid” (1964) Of the Spanish director’s late-autumn career in which
A devious history of chemical and biological weapons on “Secret Science: Chemical and Biological Weapons” that stops short of serious criticism
Tim Usborne, “Secret Science: Chemical and Biological Weapons” (2016) In 2016, the year of its