Hillary (Episode 2: Becoming a Lady): on the road to smug notoriety
Nanette Burstein, “Hillary (Episode 2: Becoming a Lady)” (2020) This episode continues to cover Hillary
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.
Hillary (Episode 1: The Golden Girl): early years of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s life receive glowing treatment
Nannette Burstein, “Hillary (Episode 1: The Golden Girl)” (2020) Ostensibly a four-part series on the
The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 4): manipulative propaganda posing as maudlin soap opera
Saul Dibb, “The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 4)” (2020) The tedium finally comes to an end
The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 3): more overwrought schlock drama
Saul Dibb, “The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 3)” (2020) In this episode, Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey
The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 2): cheap TV drama populated by cast of cardboard stereotypes
Saul Dibb, “The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 2)” (2020) Part 2 of this dreary mini-series purporting
The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 1): British propaganda at its most excruciatingly atrocious
Saul Dibb, “The Salisbury Poisonings (Part 1)” (2020) As an example of British propaganda targeting
Australian and New Zealand Films
The Power of Falun Gong: a timid presentation of a dangerous and deranged fascist cult
“The Power of Falun Gong” (Foreign Correspondent, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 21 July 2020) Purporting to
Australian and New Zealand Films | Chinese and Chinese-language Films
The Secret Armada: North Korean ghost ship phenomenon covered in a superficial way
“The Secret Armada” (Foreign Correspondent, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 14 July 2020) Despite the spine-tingling thrill
Australian and New Zealand Films | Northern European Films
The Swedish Model: a shallow and unedifying view of Sweden’s no-lockdown COVID-19 strategy
“The Swedish Model” (Foreign Correspondent, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 30 June 2020) In March 2020, when
The Atlas of False Desires: cynically saying that if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
Nathan Su, “The Atlas of False Desires” (2016) By turns inspiring yet depressing, this 8-minute