A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Australian and New Zealand Films
Michael and Peter Spierig, “Predestination” (2014) Based on a short story by Robert Heinlein (“All You Zomvies” which features no zombies, disappointingly enough), “Predestination” is an…
“Formation of a State” (NovorossiyaTV.com, 24 August 2014) After capturing a group of neo-Nazi fascists fighting for the Poroshenko regime in Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk National…
Dutch Merrick, “Detroit Water Crisis: A Prelude to the Privatization of Water” (Acronym TV, 21 August 2014) For a major part of the 20th century, the…
(This is an original version of the article “From Bread Basket to Basket Case: A Survey of the Ukraine’s Economy” that appears on The Kremlin Stooge…
Henry Koster, “Harvey” (1950) This film about a middle-aged bachelor whose only friend and companion happens to be an invisible giant bunny rabbit could have ended…
Multi-media Presentations, North American Films
SCG News, “Flight MH-17 – What You’re Not Being Told” (StormCloudsGathering, 27 July 2014) As the StormCloudsGathering News website says, on 17 July 2014 two significant…
George Monbiot, “The Pricing of Everything” (SPERI Annual Lecture , Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute, University of Sheffield, 29 April 2014) Here’s a wide-ranging talk pulling…
British Films, North American Films
Matthew Hill, “Bedlam Behind Bars” (BBC Panorama, 7 July 2014) In a country that was founded as an ambitious social experiment in democracy, freedom and the pursuit…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Peter Weir, “The Plumber” (1979) Originally made for television, this low-budget film combines the psychological thriller with cheerful larrikin Aussie black comedy and light commentary on…
Multi-media Presentations, North American Films
SCG News, “The Odessa Massacre – What REALLY Happened” (StormCloudsGathering, 12 May 2014) It’s only 11 minutes long but this short documentary on the Odessa Trade…