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
Why is China Investing in the Balkans? – VisualPolitik’s guess is no better than yours or mine
“Why is China Investing in the Balkans?” (VisualPolitik EN, 26 March 2018) VisualPolitik EN is
The Curious Incident of the Skripal Poisoning in Salisbury, UK: a View from the Russian Foreign Ministry
Russian Foreign Ministry Meeting with Foreign Ambassadors on Skripal poisoning case (21 March 2018) For
Lady Macbeth: a disturbing character study told in a minimalist, understated style
William Oldroyd, “Lady Macbeth” (2016) Adapted from Nikolai Leskov’s 1865 novel “Lady Macbeth of the
Vladimir Putin’s Presidential Speech to the Russian Federal Assembly (1 March 2018): a new vision, a new path to greater prosperity and unity
Vladimir Putin’s Presidential Speech to the Russian Federal Assembly (1 March 2018) Usually the Russian
Inherent Vice: a faithful if meandering and flat adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon neo-noir comedy
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice” (2014) Director Paul Thomas Anderson must be commended for daring
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Venezuela, the Hidden Agenda: the history and nature of a long-running hybrid war for a nation’s oil resources
Hernando Calvo Ospina, “Venezuela, the Hidden Agenda / Venezuela, la Oscura Causa” (2017) A very
Batman and Harley Quinn: oddball tag team of superheroes and quirky villain flounders in a thin story
Sam Liu, “Batman and Harley Quinn” (2017) Teaming Batman and Nightwing together with The Joker’s
Imperialism on Trial – Eva Bartlett: an impassioned and informative talk on the Syrian war and Western news media distortions of that war
“Imperialism on Trial – Eva Bartlett” (London, 31 January 2018) Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett was