Dogville: failing to understand complexities and contradictions of American people, culture and history
Lars von Trier, “Dogville” (2003) First in a series of films on American culture from
Apocalypse Now (Redux): an illustration of how war fashions society and individuals in its own image
Francis Ford Coppola, “Apocalypse Now (Redux)” (2001) The actual plot is very basic: sometime during
The War on Bugs: a study of “Starship Troopers” as a satire on American and Western fascism and cultural brainwashing
Rob Ager, “The War on Bugs” (2012) Researched, written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager,
Multi-media Presentations | North American Films
Metaphysics goes to the movies with “On Meaning and Purpose: ‘Blade Runner’ Frame by Frame”
Ray Younis, “On Meaning and Purpose: ‘Blade Runner’ Frame by Frame” (The University of Sydney
British Films | North American Films
12 Years a Slave: a film impoverished by its confrontational approach and narrow focus on slavery
Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave” (2013) British director Steve McQueen’s third film “12 Years
Memoria: a tight closed narrative loop with no chance of forgiveness or redemption
Elísabet Ýr Atladóttir, “Memoria” (2013) A creepy psychological character study, “Memoria” is very depressing to
The Backwater Gospel: a darkly grim Gothic satire on religious fanaticism, mob rule and the fear of death
Bo Mathorne, “The Backwater Gospel” (2011) In a total running time of just over nine
The Kinematograph: a familiar and bittersweet story done better by others
Tomek Baginski, “The Kinematograph” (2009) Here is a bittersweet story of a lone inventor labouring
The Wolf of Wall Street: a film of empty and numbing spectacle and comedy sketch
Martin Scorsese, “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013) Adapted from the 2007 memoir by the
Australian and New Zealand Films
Zero: not quite reaching the levels of infinity in ambition and scope
Christopher Kezelos, “Zero” (2011) A heart-warming little short that could have been a lot more