A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
British Films, Russian and Soviet Films
George Galloway and Gayatri Pertiwi, “Sputnik: Orbiting the World with George Galloway (Episode 4)” (RT.com, December 2013) In this episode, the Galloways enquire into institutional racism…
British Films, Russian and Soviet Films
George Galloway and Gayatri Pertiwi, “Sputnik: Orbiting the World with George Galloway (Episode 3)” (RT.com, November 2013) In addition to representing Bradford West in the British…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Julia Redmond and Rhian Skirving, “Change My Race” (2013) This SBS production is a disturbing enquiry into a new trend known as “deracialisation” in which young…
Gabriela Cowperthwaite, “Blackfish” (2013) It’s as much advocacy journalism as documentary and makes no apologies for aiming at the heart as much as the brain: “Blackfish”…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Klaus Toft, “Killers in Eden” (2004) Made for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, this television documentary explores an intriguing partnership forged between humans and wild animals that…
Dror Moresh, “The Gatekeepers” (2012) An astonishing and powerful documentary about the Israeli internal intelligence security agency Shin Bet as seen through the eyes and viewpoints…
Alex Gibney, “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God” (2012) No matter what narrative or other devices are used to tell or illustrate an…
George Packard, “Beyond Curb Appeal: Jay Shafer and the Politics of Tiny Houses” (2011) While cruising the Internet (as you do), I found this little film…
D Zyuz’kov, Natalia Yurchenko documentary (1984) A curious little 20-minute gem on Youtube, this Soviet television documentary about the gymnast Natalia Yurchenko, made about the time…
Frank Morrow / Alternative Views, Gulf War documentary (1990s?) Found an interesting documentary on the Gulf War which delves into the history of Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait…