A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Artyom Somov, Pavel Burnatov, “Crimea: Unmasking Revolution” (RT.com, 2014) Powered entirely by interviews with Crimean Russians in the street and following people about as they rouse…
“Through Sherlock’s Eyes: The Letter M” (EZ Productions, 2014) Presented by Russian actor Vasily Livanov, known in the West for playing Sherlock Holmes in a highly…
“Exposing Browder / Spisok Braudera” (Rassledovaniye, 2014) At last this Russian documentary exposing the shady activities of the investment fund manager Bill Browder has an English-language…
British Films, Russian and Soviet Films
George Galloway and Gayatri Pertiwi, “Sputnik: Orbiting the World with George Galloway (Episode 46)” (RT.com, 3 October 2014) In the first half of this episode, George Galloway…
“An Evening with Vladimir Soloviev – Russia’s Response to US ‘Declaration of War’ ” (Rossia 1, 2014) In Western countries, Sunday evening TV consists of reality…
“An Evening with Vladimir Soloviev – Dmitri Rogozin Interview” (Rossia 1, 2014) A very grateful thank you to The Vineyard of the Saker blog for uploading…
“Formation of a State” (NovorossiyaTV.com, 24 August 2014) After capturing a group of neo-Nazi fascists fighting for the Poroshenko regime in Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk National…
Northern European Films, Russian and Soviet Films
Alexander Gaponenko, “Aliens” (2014) In August 1991, the Soviet Union broke up after a failed coup d’état and 15 new countries arose from its remains. Latvia…
British Films, Russian and Soviet Films
George Galloway and Gayatri Pertiwi, “Sputnik: Orbiting the World with George Galloway (Episode 17)” (RT.com, 8 March 2014) I haven’t been following this weekly series of…
Middle Eastern Films, Russian and Soviet Films
“The Syrian Diary” (Rossiya 24, 2013) Made for Russian television, this documentary follows Rossiya 24 reporter Anastasia Popova and a Syrian army unit she is attached…