A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
East African Films, North African Films
Carlton Meyer, “The American Empire Invades Africa” (Tales of the American Empire, 11 June 2020) Former US Marine Corps member Carlton Meyer recently created a series…
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…
Tom Barbor-Might, “Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail” (2013) Of the mish-mash of strange and bizarre ideas, beliefs, pseudo-science and superstitions that were subsumed into Nazi…
James Corbett, “The Corbett Report (Episode 359: The Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Big Tech Doesn’t Want You to Know)” (July 2019) Dense with information, presented…
German and German-language Films
Niels Bolbringer and Thomas Tielsch, “Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus” (2018) Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the artistic / aesthetic movement by…
Park Jeong-woo and Park Hee-joo, “The Untold Story – ‘Korean Empire’ ” (Arirang TV, 2013) A symbol of the Korean people’s desire for freedom and independence…
British Films, Eastern European Films
“Abandoned Soviet Fairground Ride in Transnistria” (Bald and Bankrupt, 2019) During his travels in Moldova in early 2019, the English vlogger known as Bald and Bankrupt…
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…
Latin American Films (non-Spanish / non-Portuguese), North American Films
Masaman, “Paraguayans: World’s Weirdest Latinos” (2018) In an entertaining short film of just under 13 minutes, viewers are treated to a fascinating survey of one of…