A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Celso R Garcia, “Origins: The Journey of Humankind (Season 1, Episode 3: The Power of Money)” (2017) One viewing of this episode of the National Geographic…
Sam Ellis, “This jet fighter is a disaster, but Congress keeps buying it” (Vox channel, 26 January 2017) Google the term “F-35” and among the suggestions…
James Corbett, “The Corbett Report (Episode 33: Meet Edward Bernays, Master of Propaganda)” (February 2008) It might be a bit dated, what with social media platforms…
James Corbett, “The Corbett Report (Episode 332: The Weaponisation of Social Media)” (April 2018) A brisk, and at times even brusque, survey of how governments, the…
Middle Eastern Films, North American Films
“The Jimmy Dore Show: Interview with Carla Ortiz” (23 April, 2018) A most unexpected surprise from what I would have considered the least likely medium surfaced…
Lauren Greenfield, “The Queen of Versailles” (2012) Originally intended as a documentary on the construction of one of the largest single-family detached houses in the United…
Multi-media Presentations, North American Films
Stephen F Cohen, “Rethinking Putin”, Annual Nation Cruise (2 December 2017) Professor Stephen Cohen is a scholar and professor emeritus of Russian studies at Princeton University…
Laura Poitras, “Risk” (2016) Filmed over six years, its focus on the life of Julian Assange since he founded Wikileaks and obtained and released thousands of…
Tim Wilkime, “Adam Ruins Everything (Season 2, Episode 16: Adam Ruins the Future)” (2017) As the last episode of its season, “Adam Ruins the Future” should…
Laura Murphy, “Adam Ruins Everything (Season 2, Episode 15: Adam Ruins Science)” (2017) Television programs about science and scientific studies may abound in many forms (as…