A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Bess Kargman, Lucy Walker, “Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women’s Gymnastics (Episode 1: How Gymnasts Find Their Voice on the Floor)” (September 2020) As the…
Bess Kargman, Lucy Walker, “Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women’s Gymnastics (Episode 3: The Aggressive Mentality of Balance Beam)” (September 2020) In spite of the…
Chinese and Chinese-language Films, Multi-media Presentations
“Can the Chinese Communist Party Rule for Another 100 Years?” (Foreign Correspondents Club, Hong Kong, 29 June 2021) On the eve of the centenary of the…
Josh Greenbaum, “Becoming Bond” (2017) Part-fictional comedy re-enactment, part-biography, this is a very affable review of Australian actor George Lazenby’s early life up to and including…
Chinese and Chinese-language Films, South African Films
“China / Africa Big Business (Episode 4: Doctors for Africa)” (ENDEVR, 2013) A very good episode in the “China / Africa Big Business” series from the…
Chinese and Chinese-language Films, South African Films
“China / Africa Big Business (Episode 6: Precious Water)” (ENDEVR, 2013) This South African documentary follows two Chinese corporations on opposite sides of southern Africa in…
Carlton Meyer, “The Empire enters the Cocaine Trade” (Tales of the American Empire, 25 June 2021) For a nation committed to neo-capitalist ideology – under which…
Australian and New Zealand Films
“Post Mortem” (Four Corners, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 28 June 2021) Posited as an investigation into the recent history and culture of Australia Post, and the actions…
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
“The War in the Shadows: Challenges of Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang” (China Global Television Network, 2021) Part of a series of documentaries produced by China Global…
Australian and New Zealand Films
“Japan Post Bank: The great postal banking success – Interview with Daisuke Kotegawa” (Citizens Insight / Australian Citizens Party, 15 February 2021) In this informative interview conducted…