A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
“The Dinosaur Birds of China” (Asianometry, 5 November 2021) In a most unexpected departure from the usual economics or IT topics covered, the Asianometry channel devoted…
Latin American Films (non-Spanish / non-Portuguese), North American Films
Carlton Meyer, “The Empire’s Colony of Colombia” (Tales of the American Empire, 27 May 2022) For an introduction into the modern history of Colombia, at least…
“Fear Psychosis and the Cult of Safety – Why are People so Afraid?” (Academy of Ideas, 3 April 2022) In itself, this is an interesting video…
“The Testimonies Project: Testimonies after COVID-19 vaccination” (The Israeli People’s Committee, 2021) In early 2021 the Israeli government began a drive to get as many Israeli…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Joshua Krook, “The Philosophy of Byung-Chul Han” (28 February 2021) In his theory on mass formation psychosis, Belgian clinical psychologist Dr Mattias Desmet identified four features…
Frank Capra, “Rendezvous in Space” (1964) A promotional industrial film made for the Martin Marietta Corporation – a precursor of Lockheed Martin – this curious documentary,…
Jess Reid, “Deepwater Horizon: Ten Mistakes” (2021) An investigation into the causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico near the…
Amudhan R P, “A Day in the Life of an Untouchable Sweeper” (2003) Known as “manual scavenging”, manually cleaning public and private toilets, open drains and…
Nick Gillan-Smith, “737 MAX: Ten Mistakes” (2021) A crisp and succinct documentary, going into just enough detail (but not too much so) to satisfy the general…
Carlton Meyer, “The Empire’s 2021 Coup in Guinea” (Tales of the American Empire, 17 September 2021) This video serves as another short and succinct example of…