Be Water: a dull and over-long biography of global pop culture icon Bruce Lee
Bao Nguyen, “Be Water” (2020) A stolid documentary, Bao Nguyen’s visual biography of global pop
Tag: Documentaries
A plot to take down Russian political activist in “Navalny: Fake Poisoning (Part 1: The Patient)” is unravelled
“Navalny: Fake Poisoning (Part 1: The Patient)” (Soloviev LIVE / Vesti News, 24 August 2021)
Becoming Bond: an affable light comedy biography of one-time James Bond actor
Josh Greenbaum, “Becoming Bond” (2017) Part-fictional comedy re-enactment, part-biography, this is a very affable review
Chinese and Chinese-language Films | South African Films
Chinese Doctors Changing Africa’s Healthcare: the challenges of working in impoverished and alien environments
“China / Africa Big Business (Episode 4: Doctors for Africa)” (ENDEVR, 2013) A very good
Latin American Films (non-Spanish / non-Portuguese)
How is US pop culture used against Venezuela? – a punchy sketch of US propaganda in action
Ricardo Vaz, Joshua Wilson, Mayra Soto, “How is US pop culture used against Venezuela?” (Tatuy
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Combating terrorist infiltration and brainwashig in “The War in the Shadows: Challenges of Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang”
“The War in the Shadows: Challenges of Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang” (China Global Television Network,
Life in the Day of Aliya Mustafina: a beautifully made if insubstantial short documentary
Glen MacKay, “Life in the Day of Aliya Mustafina” (2020) Since 2009 when she joined
Ask The Experts (Covid-19 Vaccine): over 30 medical experts warn of the dangers of Covid-19 vaccines
“Ask The Experts (Covid-19 Vaccine)” (Oracle Films, 7 December 2020) Banned on Facebook and Youtube,
Breaking an individual to intimidate others in “Not In Our Name: The Psychological Torture of Julian Assange”
John Furse, “Not In Our Name: The Psychological Torture of Julian Assange” (July 2020) Making
Korean Films | North American Films
The Mythical North Korean Threat: how the US exploits North-South Korean tensions for its own benefit
Carlton Meyer, “The Mythical North Korean Threat” (Tales of the American Empire, 26 June 2020)