A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
“Exposing Browder / Spisok Braudera” (Rassledovaniye, 2014) At last this Russian documentary exposing the shady activities of the investment fund manager Bill Browder has an English-language…
Essays, Multi-media Presentations
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech at the XI Meeting (Final Plenary Session) of the Valdai International Discussion Club (Sochi, 24 October 2014) – Part 2: Q&A Session…
Essays, Multi-media Presentations
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech at the XI Meeting (Final Plenary Session) of the Valdai International Discussion Club (Sochi, 24 October 2014) – Part 1 Founded in…
British Films, Russian and Soviet Films
George Galloway and Gayatri Pertiwi, “Sputnik: Orbiting the World with George Galloway (Episode 46)” (RT.com, 3 October 2014) In the first half of this episode, George Galloway…
“An Evening with Vladimir Soloviev – Russia’s Response to US ‘Declaration of War’ ” (Rossia 1, 2014) In Western countries, Sunday evening TV consists of reality…
“Warren Mosler: What Modern Monetary Theory tells Us about Economic Policy” (Institute for New Economic Thinking, July 2013) This interview focussing on Warren Mosler’s explanation of…
“An Evening with Vladimir Soloviev – Dmitri Rogozin Interview” (Rossia 1, 2014) A very grateful thank you to The Vineyard of the Saker blog for uploading…
“Formation of a State” (NovorossiyaTV.com, 24 August 2014) After capturing a group of neo-Nazi fascists fighting for the Poroshenko regime in Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk National…
Dutch Merrick, “Detroit Water Crisis: A Prelude to the Privatization of Water” (Acronym TV, 21 August 2014) For a major part of the 20th century, the…
British Films, North American Films
Matthew Hill, “Bedlam Behind Bars” (BBC Panorama, 7 July 2014) In a country that was founded as an ambitious social experiment in democracy, freedom and the pursuit…