The Bookshop: one-dimensional characters and a pedestrian plot in a kitsch provincial English setting
Isabel Coixet, “The Bookshop” (2017) Directed by a Catalan-Spanish director, this film exudes provincial English
I Am Not Your Negro: stepping back in the wrong direction with a narrow focus on black-white relations
Raoul Peck, “I Am Not Your Negro” (2017) Initially an expose of the modern history
On Body and Soul: a quiet and quirky character study / romance drama founders on a thin and manipulative plot
Ildiko Endelyi, “On Body and Soul / Teströl és lélekröl ” (2017) A quirky romance drama on
This jet fighter is a disaster … So why does US Congress keep paying for it? Military expenditure linked to lobbying politicians and creating jobs
Sam Ellis, “This jet fighter is a disaster, but Congress keeps buying it” (Vox channel,
The Corbett Report (Episode 33: Meet Edward Bernays, Master of Propaganda): still retaining the power to shock with minimalist presentation
James Corbett, “The Corbett Report (Episode 33: Meet Edward Bernays, Master of Propaganda)” (February 2008)
Batman (Season 2, Episodes 51 / 52: A Piece of the Action / Batman’s Satisfaction): two sets of heroes wasted in a mundane plot with a mundane villain
Oscar Rudolph, “Batman (Season 2, Episodes 51 / 52: A Piece of the Action / Batman’s
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