A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Carlton Meyer, “The American Retreat from Vietnam” (Tales of the American Empire, 2020) In the wake of the American retreat from Afghanistan in August 2021, the…
Carlton Meyer, “The American Empire in Asia in the 1800s” (Tales of the American Empire, 9 July 2021) This short history documentary is an excellent entry…
“What the Media Won’t Tell You About Venezuela” (ReallyGraceful, 3 June 2017) Viewers of this very short mini-documentary on Venezuelan politics won’t learn very much about…
Carlton Meyer, “The Empire enters the Cocaine Trade” (Tales of the American Empire, 25 June 2021) For a nation committed to neo-capitalist ideology – under which…
“What the Media Won’t Tell You About China” (ReallyGraceful, 20 June 2018) This short film is less a historical documentary about China and how it came to…
Korean Films, North American Films
Carlton Meyer, “The United States Started the Korean War” (Tales of the American Empire, 11 June 2021) Most histories on the Korean War (1950 – 1953)…
“What the Media Won’t Tell You about Iran” (ReallyGraceful, 23 November 2017) Back in 2017 I’d been watching short history mini-documentaries on ReallyGraceful’s Youtube channel but…
Carlton Meyer, “American Special Forces Destroyed a Hospital in 2015” (Tales of the American Empire, 14 May 2021) This episode in Carlton Meyer’s Tales of the…
Carlton Meyer, “The American Occupation of Iran 1941 – 1978” (Tales of the American Empire, 13 March 2020) So much history is covered in this short…
Carlton Meyer, “Conquering the Middle East” (Tales of the American Empire, 2 April 2021) This episode in Carlton Meyer’s long-running “Tales of the American Empire” series…