Oppenheimer: intriguing character study / legal drama on the use and misuse of power
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” (2023) Aside from all the Hollywood fanfare fluff surrounding its release, Christopher
Tag: War Films
Jettison: a parable on the US exploitation of soldiers using time-space travel
J J Pollack, “Jettison” (2021) A young woman, Rebka (Madison Wilson), restless and bored with
Australian and New Zealand Films
Wandering Soul: claustrophobic horror film highlights the cynical use of folklore and superstitions as weapons of war
Josh Tanner, “Wandering Soul” (2016) An intensely claustrophobic film, seemingly a ghost story set during
The American Colony of Thailand: how Thailand’s unstable politics is linked to the global opium trade
Carlton Meyer, “The American Colony of Thailand” (Tales of the American Empire, 2 September 2022)
The Destruction of the Asiatic Fleet: how Allied ineptitude led to a catastrophic defeat
Carlton Meyer, “The Destruction of the Asiatic Fleet” ( Tales of the American Empire, 13
King Woodrow’s Wilsonian Armenia: an imperial folly avoided
Carlton Meyer, “King Woodrow’s Wilsonian Armenia” (Tales of the American Empire, 29 April 2022) Among
Interview of British Mercenary Aiden Aslin: profile of a foolish and naive young man involved in grave war crimes
Graham Phillips, “Exclusive Interview – Aiden Aslin – British Man Fighting for Ukraine, Captured in
Grayzone interview with Jacques Baud: “US, EU sacrificing Ukraine to ‘weaken Russia’ “
Aaron Maté, “U.S., EU sacrificing Ukraine to ‘weaken Russia’: fmr. NATO adviser” (The Grayzone Project,
The Chinese defeated the US Army in 1950: how the US lost the Korean War in the long term through arrogance and ignorance
Carlton Meyer, “The Chinese defeated the US Army in 1950” (Tales of the American Empire,
Panama Ransacked in 1989: a brief snapshot of a seedy relationship between the CIA and Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega
Carlton Meyer, “Panama Ransacked in 1989” (Tales of the American Empire, 4 February 2022) A
