The Man Putin Couldn’t Kill: a real health emergency smeared with a fantasy plot and intrigue
John Blair, “The Man Putin Couldn’t Kill” (2021) Covering the incident in which Russian political
Tag: Propaganda Films
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.
Living in the Golden Age of Fact-Checking: fact-checking the fact-checking sites and finding fools’ gold
“Living in the Golden Age of Fact-Checking” (ReallyGraceful, July 2020) In an age awash with
Karolyi: a slick example of sports propaganda whitewash
Jack Felling “Karolyi” (NBC Sports, 2016) Here is a very slickly produced documentary made for
What the Media Won’t Tell You About Venezuela: mini-documentary won’t tell you much more either
“What the Media Won’t Tell You About Venezuela” (ReallyGraceful, 3 June 2017) Viewers of this
Australian and New Zealand Films
Post Mortem: Four Corners Australia Post / Christine Holgate autopsy turns up cool on privatisation issue
“Post Mortem” (Four Corners, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 28 June 2021) Posited as an investigation into
Senga Tsubo: a tale within a tale about gratitude and returning favours
Sanae Yamamoto, “Senga Tsubo” (1925) Said to be the first animated film commission by the
Suteneko Tora-chan: a charming and graceful film on the plight of war orphans and keeping society together
Kenzo Masaoka, “Suteneko Tora-chan” (1947) A charming film about an orphaned kitten found and adopted
British Films | North American Films
The Courier: a film of personal growth and suffering and of friendship transcending politics and ideology
Dominic Cooke, “The Courier” (2020) The story of Greville Wynne, a most unlikely character ever
British Films | Multi-media Presentations
The Red Dagger: a fiery poem essay narration and diatribe against corruption and oppression
Alan Cox, Heathcote Williams, “The Red Dagger” (2013?) Presented in six parts on Youtube, British
Hillary (Episode 4: Be Our Champion, Go Away): concluding episode delving into outright fantasy and falsehood
Nanette Burstein, “Hillary (Episode 4: Be Our Champion, Go Away)” (2020) If the first three