A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
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.
“The Manufacturing of a Mass Psychosis – Can Sanity Return to an Insane World?” (Academy of Ideas, 24 April 2021) In past centuries, mass psychosis in…
“The Mass Psychosis and the Demons of Dostoevsky” (Academy of Ideas, 31 March 2021) Drawing on the work of psychoanalysts Carl Jung and Joost Meerloo, this…
Is a Mass Psychosis the Greatest Threat to Humanity? (Academy of Ideas, 27 February 2021) Academy of Ideas is a Canadian-based website that explores and explains…
John Blair, “The Man Putin Couldn’t Kill” (2021) Covering the incident in which Russian political / anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny collapsed in pain on a passenger…
“Living in the Golden Age of Fact-Checking” (ReallyGraceful, July 2020) In an age awash with global news / information media disinformation, coupled with the increasing denigration…
Jack Felling “Karolyi” (NBC Sports, 2016) Here is a very slickly produced documentary made for the NBC television network as part of a series of sports…
“What the Media Won’t Tell You About Venezuela” (ReallyGraceful, 3 June 2017) Viewers of this very short mini-documentary on Venezuelan politics won’t learn very much about…
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…
Sanae Yamamoto, “Senga Tsubo” (1925) Said to be the first animated film commission by the Ministry of Education in Japan back in 1925, this 16-minute short…
Kenzo Masaoka, “Suteneko Tora-chan” (1947) A charming film about an orphaned kitten found and adopted by a family of cats, “Suteneko Tora-chan” addresses some of the…