The Corbett Report (Episode 332: The Weaponisation of Social Media): a brisk survey of government online propaganda methods
James Corbett, “The Corbett Report (Episode 332: The Weaponisation of Social Media)” (April 2018) A
Loveless: a character study and thriller that criticises Russian society as stagnant, self-absorbed and materialist
Andrei Zvyagintsev, “Loveless” (2017) As with previous films of Andrei Zvyagintsev that I’ve seen, “Loveless”
Middle Eastern Films | North American Films
The Jimmy Dore Show: Interview with Carla Ortiz (23 April 2018) – exposing the reality behind the Syrian White Helmets
“The Jimmy Dore Show: Interview with Carla Ortiz” (23 April, 2018) A most unexpected surprise
Australian and New Zealand Films
Servant or Slave: how Aboriginal people were exploited for their labour in conditions of virtual slavery
Steven McGregor, “Servant or Slave” (2017) Few Australians have very little appreciation of the apartheid-style
Kuroneko: an ordinary ghost horror story saved by expressionist cinematography and social commentary
Kaneto Shindo, “Kuroneko” (1968) A companion piece to his earlier classic “Onibaba”, Shindo’s “Kuroneko” explores
A narrow, personal focus in “The Tsar and Empress: Secret Letters” does little justice to two ill-fated personalities of Russian history
“The Tsar and Empress: Secret Letters” (2017) A lavish two-part series revolving around the letters
German and German-language Films
Faust: a visually stunning film with many magnificent scenes – but a thin story weakens it
F W Murnau, “Faust” (1926) Visually powerful and stunning, with an incredible opening scene of
Real-life horror movie treatment of patients in “Brainwashed: The Secret CIA Experiments in Canada” which the Canadian government refuses to acknowledge and apologise for
Harvey Cashore, “Brainwashed: The Secret CIA Experiments in Canada” (The Fifth Estate, December 2017) As
A Tale of Two Traitors: short documentary on two double agents is short on answers as to why spies turn traitor
Ronna Syed, “A Tale of Two Traitors” (Fifth Estate, March 2018) In the wake of
British Films | French and French-language Films
The Death of Stalin: an unfunny and insulting comedy satire lacking in imagination and original ideas
Armando Iannucci, “The Death of Stalin” (2017) A British-made comedy satire about the death of