A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Daniel Roher, “Tuner” (2015) The notion that a piano tuner and a safe-cracking expert can share similar attributes – an incredibly sharp sense of hearing, tactile…
Ben Leonberg, “Good Boy” (2025) For his first film as a director, Ben Leonberg chose an unusual lead actor: his own pet dog, a Nova Scotia…
Gia Coppola, “The Last Showgirl” (2024) Running to 90 minutes, this psychological drama about an ageing showgirl packs in much nuance and conflict, more so than…
North American Films, Russian and Soviet Films
Sean Baker, “Anora” (2024) Presenting as a comedy variation on the Cinderella story, “Anora” deftly skewers Western neo-capitalism, the class system and trashy culture that are…
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…
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,…
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…
Alejandro Monteverde, “Sound of Freedom” (2023) Inspired by and loosely based on the work of activist / author Tim Ballard, “Sound of Freedom” is a straightforward…
Japanese Films, North American Films
Jorge Lucas, Sumire Takamatsu, “Bakemono” (2019) Even in modern times, the demons and spirits of yore can still find a way to inveigle themselves into people’s…