A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Korean Films, North American Films
Carlton Meyer, “The United States Started the Korean War” (Tales of the American Empire, 11 June 2021) Most histories on the Korean War (1950 – 1953)…
Carlton Meyer, “American Special Forces Destroyed a Hospital in 2015” (Tales of the American Empire, 14 May 2021) This episode in Carlton Meyer’s Tales of the…
Carlton Meyer, “The American Occupation of Iran 1941 – 1978” (Tales of the American Empire, 13 March 2020) So much history is covered in this short…
Yoshitsugu Tanaka, “Entotsuya Peroo” (1930) Known also as “Chimney Sweep Peroo”, this unusual animated film made in 1930 relies on silhouette or shadow animation to tell…
Carlton Meyer, “Conquering the Middle East” (Tales of the American Empire, 2 April 2021) This episode in Carlton Meyer’s long-running “Tales of the American Empire” series…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Luke Sparke, “Occupation: Rainfall” (2020) Here’s a brisk and flashy science fiction action film done on a small budget with plenty of Australian bravado and no…
Carlton Meyer, “The Colonization of Haiti in 1915” (Tales of the American Empire, 11 December 2020) In this short video, running just under 12 minutes, TotAE…
Carlton Meyer, “The Covert War on Syria” (Tales of the American Empire, 27 November 2020) Sequel to an earlier installment “The Plot to Destroy Syria” on…
Carlton Meyer, “China Will Not Invade Taiwan” (Tales of the American Empire, 18 September 2020) In this video essay, narrator / director Carlton Meyer examines how…
Carlton Meyer, “The Strange Tale of the SS Mayaguez” (Tales of the American Empire, 4 September 2020) As an example of US military arrogance and incompetence…