A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Australian and New Zealand Films, North American Films
Carlton Meyer, “The American Colony of Australia” (Tales of the American Empire, 19 February 2021) In this installment of his ongoing series of the extent and…
Carlton Meyer, “The Empire’s 2016 Coup in Turkey” (Tales of the American Empire, 22 January 2021) Rather light on the day-to-day details of the attempt by…
Carlton Meyer, “The Colonization of Haiti in 1915” (Tales of the American Empire, 11 December 2020) In this short video, running just under 12 minutes, TotAE…
Carlton Meyer, “The Covert War on Syria” (Tales of the American Empire, 27 November 2020) Sequel to an earlier installment “The Plot to Destroy Syria” on…
Carlton Meyer, “The Plot to Destroy Syria” (Tales of the American Empire, 2 October 2020) In just over 10 minutes, director / narrator Carlton Meyer lays…
Carlton Meyer, “China Will Not Invade Taiwan” (Tales of the American Empire, 18 September 2020) In this video essay, narrator / director Carlton Meyer examines how…
Carlton Meyer, “The Strange Tale of the SS Mayaguez” (Tales of the American Empire, 4 September 2020) As an example of US military arrogance and incompetence…
Eastern European Films, North American Films
Carlton Meyer, “The 2014 American Coup in Ukraine” (Tales of the American Empire, 21 August 2020) A very timely release in Carlton Meyer’s Tales of the…
Carlton Meyer, “The Incident at Benghazi” (31 July 2020) As short reports go, this one on the lynching death of US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens…
Carlton Meyer, “The American Annexation of Okinawa” (Tales of the American Empire, 24 July 2020) In a little over ten minutes, this documentary presents a good…