A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
British Films, German and German-language Films
Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest” (2023) As films about the Nazi Holocaust go, “The Zone of Interest” is one of the most disturbing I have…
North American Films, Russian and Soviet Films
[Vladimir Putin’s] Interview to Tucker Carlson (Kremlin, 10 February 2024) Former Fox News journalist / political commentator / writer Tucker Carlson became the first Western reporter…
French and French-language Films
Justine Triet, “Anatomie d’une chute” / “Anatomy of a Fall” (2023) In “Anatomie d’une chute”, the dry courtroom drama format becomes instead a psychological study of…
Danny Haiphong, “Michael Hudson on Russia, Iran and the Red Sea: NATO War Economy Collapses” (Danny Haiphong, 17 January 2024) Danny Haiphong is an independent journalist,…
Kristoffer Borgli, “Dream Scenario” (2023) This psychological fantasy comedy film is as oddball as they come, yet “Dream Scenario”, the first English-language feature film from Norwegian…
Dear USE readers, Once again we come to the end of another year of watching new film releases from as many parts of the world as…
British Films, North American Films
Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things” (2023) A visually sumptuous feast, set in an alternative late Victorian steampunk world, “Poor Things” is a science fantasy concoction revolving around…
British Films, North American Films
Lee Tamahori, “Die Another Day” (2002) For the twentieth movie in a film franchise celebrating 40 years, the scriptwriters were tasked to come up with a…
Norbert A Myles, “The Daughter of Dawn” (1920) Believed to have been lost after initial screenings in 1920, until nearly 100 years late when a private…
Multi-media Presentations, Russian and Soviet Films
In December 2023, the annual Direct Line with Vladimir Putin, usually a televised phone-in event in which Russian citizens ask questions of the Russian President, was…