Cold Souls: a dull, flat and unsatisfying comedy about materialism and the nature of identity and existence
Sophie Barthes, “Cold Souls” (2009) In the vein of Charlie Kaufman’s “Being John Malkovich” but
Italian and Italian-language Films | North American Films
The Last Man on Earth: still retaining the power to shock and horrify with a message of post-apocalyptic despair and existential angst
Ubaldo B Ragona and Sidney Salkow, “The Last Man on Earth” (1964) Over 50 years
French and French-language Films
In the Beginning: interplay of social realism and individual psychologies results in a film of self-renewal and fulfillment
Xavier Giannoli, “À l’Origine” / “In the Beginning” (2009) It’s rather too long by 30 minutes
Australian and New Zealand Films
SBS versus President Bashar al Assad of Syria: a respectful interview revealing Western prejudices and assumptions about the Syrian war
SBS News Interview with President Bashar al Assad (1 July 2016) Two years in the making,
Multi-media Presentations | North American Films
WikiLeaks, Hillary-Gulen Intimate Ties & How Clintons Gave Birth to Mullah Gulen’s Terrorist Network: an astounding report on the links between US politics and extremist Islam
Newsbud Spotlight with Sibel and Spiro (12 August 2016): WikiLeaks, Hillary-Gulen Intimate Ties & How
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
The Embrace of the Serpent: a film condemning European colonialism and its effects also carries a message of reconciliation and hope
Ciro Guerra, “The Embrace of the Serpent / El Abrazo de la Serpiente” (2015) Filmed
Dial M for Murder: entertaining and witty murder mystery shows Hitchcock on a creative roll
Alfred Hitchcock, “Dial M for Murder” (1953) A clever and witty murder mystery with fine
A cheap production and crude narrative make “Batman: the Killing Joke” very unfunny
Sam Lim and Bruce Timm, “Batman: the Killing Joke” (2016) That “Batman: the Killing Joke”
Under Capricorn: a psychological romantic melodrama of intense emotion, suspense and redemption
Alfred Hitchcock, “Under Capricorn” (1949) Set in the early days of the British colony of
I Live in Fear: a portrait of society in denial of looming nuclear attack disaster
Akira Kurosawa, “I Live in Fear” (1955) I must admit to not being very impressed