The Wind Rises: a dishonest, cowardly film that supports current Japanese militarism
Hayao Miyazaki, “The Wind Rises / Kaze tachinu” (2013) Miyazaki’s swansong film is a fictional
Films made with an obvious bias to serve a larger agenda or to mitigate a controversial topic and make it safe for general public consumption.
Hayao Miyazaki, “The Wind Rises / Kaze tachinu” (2013) Miyazaki’s swansong film is a fictional
Rob Ager, “The War on Bugs” (2012) Researched, written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager,
British Films | North American Films
Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave” (2013) British director Steve McQueen’s third film “12 Years
Middle Eastern Films | Russian and Soviet Films
“The Syrian Diary” (Rossiya 24, 2013) Made for Russian television, this documentary follows Rossiya 24
Robert Greenwald, “Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism” (2004) An impassioned documentary intended to rouse
Will Yearsley, “Masters of Money (Episode 3:Marx)” (2012) The third and final episode of this
Leif Kaldor, “Remote Control War” (2011) “Remote Control War” presents as a sober documentary on
Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) This film purports to document the hunt for World
Ron Fricke, “Samsara” (2011) Fourth in a series of wordless visual documentaries by Ron Fricke
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Andrew Lau Wai-keung, “The Guillotines” (2012) An overly fussy and long-winded film on brotherhood and