Human, All too Human (Episode 2: Martin Heidegger): survey of Heidegger heavy on his Nazi associations, light on his philosophy and its relevance
Jeff Morgan, “Human, All too Human (Episode 2: Martin Heidegger)” (1999) Second in the three-part
Tag: British Films
Human, All too Human (Episode 1: Friedrich Nietzsche): an introduction to Nietzsche the man and writer
Simon Chu, “Human, All too Human (Episode 1: Friedrich Nietzsche)” (1999) This is the first
Hysteria (dir. Tanya Wexler): a light-hearted giggle that riffs on women’s oppression and choosing between principle and respectability
Tanya Wexler, “Hysteria” (2011) A romantic comedy very loosely based on historical fact, “Hysteria” purports
Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 2: The Savage Goths): a subtle criticism of modern imperialism and colonialism
Terry Jones and Rob Coldstream, “Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 2: The Savage Goths)” (2006) Drolly
Abandon the Knife: film on female genital mutilation fails to address wider context behind the practice
Sara Nason, “Abandon the Knife” (2011) This documentary on female genital mutilation will always be topical as
The Romantics (Episode 1: Liberty): how revolution influenced English Romanticism
Samuel Hobkinson, “The Romantics (Episode 1: Liberty)” (2005) This episode introduces the political and cultural
The Romantics (Episode 3: Eternity): visually striking portrayal of four English Romantic poets
Samuel Hobkinson, “The Romantics (Episode 3: Eternity)” (2005) Visually striking installment in the BBC documentary
The Romantics (Episode 2: Nature): a visually beautiful film that ignores the dark side of the Romanticist legacy
Samuel Hobkinson, “The Romantics (Episode 2: Nature)” (2005) While searching for a Czech documentary “Zdroj”
28 Weeks Later: film has more Swiss-cheese holes than the zombies make in their victims
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, “28 Weeks Later” (2007) On paper it looked like a good idea:
Sleep Tight My Baby: one take is all it takes for an effective horror short
Pansu Kim, “Sleep Tight My Baby” (2001) Very devastating film about a teenage girl trapped