A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
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…
Eastern European Films, North American Films
Carlton Meyer, “The 2014 American Coup in Ukraine” (Tales of the American Empire, 21 August 2020) A very timely release in Carlton Meyer’s Tales of the…
Carlton Meyer, “The Incident at Benghazi” (31 July 2020) As short reports go, this one on the lynching death of US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens…
Carlton Meyer, “The American Annexation of Okinawa” (Tales of the American Empire, 24 July 2020) In a little over ten minutes, this documentary presents a good…