The Real Manchurian Candidate: a meandering set of interviews on the Robert F Kennedy assassination and Sirhan Bishara Sirhan’s role in it
Shane O’Sullivan, “The Real Manchurian Candidate” (e2 films, 2018) Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is notorious as
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Money laundering, political corruption, stolen billions and a secret mafia in “The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire”
Michael Oswald, “The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire” (2017) A very important and necessary documentary,
Those Who Said No: a slickly made and polished film that is less than honest about the politics of the activists it champions
Nima Sarvestani, “Those Who Said No” (2015) A very polished film, complete with stereotypical mournful
Three Identical Strangers: a compelling documentary on a chilling psychological experiment
Tim Wardle, “Three Identical Strangers” (2018) That a set of triplets should be separated at
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A depressing view of Israeli society in “Empire Files: Israelis Speak Candidly About Palestinians”
Abby Martin, “Empire Files: Israelis Speak Candidly About Palestinians” (October 2017) Abby Martin is an
A dense and really hard-hitting documentary in “Nationalized Finance: Russian Direct Investment Fund Focuses on Helping Country Expand and Grow”
“Nationalized Finance: Russian Direct Investment Fund Focuses on Helping Country Expand and Grow” (Vesti News,
Salisbury! A Day in Skripal City: a snapshot of a city in shock and uncertainty
Graham Phillips, “Salisbury! A Day in Skripal City” (July 2018) In late July, British journalist
NYC to Donetsk & back: an American visitor discovers a new nation in the making in eastern Ukraine
Alexander Korobko, “NYC to Donetsk & back” (Russian Hour, 2018) Made in 2017 or 2018,
A superficial survey of how far a society has recovered a decade after years of war and destruction in “Chechnya: Republic of Contrasts”
“Chechnya: Republic of Contrasts” (RT Channel, 2013) Made in 2013, this RT documentary is probably
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Exposing and satirising British news media propaganda idiocy in “The Hooligans: Joining the Kremlin’s Football Army”
Pavel Serezhkin, “The Hooligans: Joining the Kremlin’s Football Army” (2018) Here’s a very funny mockumentary