A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
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…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Dagogo Altraide, “WeWork – The $47 Billion Disaster” (ColdFusion,2019) Some workers probably wish their employers would make their working lives fun for them by sending them…
British Films, Russian and Soviet Films
Graham Phillips, “Vladivostok 2020” (2020) In this 20-minute showcase of the glories of Vladivostok, the famed Pacific Ocean gateway to Russia, investigative British journalist Graham Phillips…
British Films, Russian and Soviet Films
Leo Mattei, Johnny Miller, “The Tragedy of Russia’s Reforms” (PressTV, 2017) Made for the Iranian news channel PressTV, this measured documentary turns out to be a…
Caolan Robertson and George Llewellyn-John, “Borderless” (2019) Lauren Southern is a political activist and independent journalist notorious for expressing views considered to be white-nationalist and borderline…
British Films, Eastern European Films
“Nobody Visits This Country … Find Out Why” (Bald and Bankrupt, April 2019) Bald and Bankrupt is the nom de plume of an English traveller who…
Kay Hannahan, “Altimir” (2016) Since 1989 when they left the sphere of Soviet political / economic / cultural influence, and particularly since 2004 when they joined…
Multi-media Presentations, North American Films
“The Thom Hartmann Program: The American Destruction of Venezuela – The Real Story” (21 February 2019) In recent months, with the 2020 US Presidential year looming…
Francis Plourde, “Operation Mr Chen: The Hidden Face of Quebec’s Golden Visas” (Enquete, September 2018) In 1986 the Canadian federal government and the Quebec provincial government…
Aaron Bastani, Gary McQuiggin, “The Coup in Venezuela, Explained” (Novara Media, 2019) Here comes a very timely report on the recent history of Venezuela’s politics and…