Foxtrot: a meditation on loss, grief and the circularity of indifference, suffering and brutality
Samuel Maoz, “Foxtrot” (2017) Divided into three parts, with the first and third parts dominated
Tag: War Films
Eastern European Films | German and German-language Films
The Final Journey: a formulaic road movie about hope and reconciliation in the Ukrainian civil war
Nick Baker-Monteys, “The Final Journey / Leanders Letzte Reise” (2017) The plot may be a
Middle Eastern Films | North American Films
The Jimmy Dore Show: Interview with Carla Ortiz (23 April 2018) – exposing the reality behind the Syrian White Helmets
“The Jimmy Dore Show: Interview with Carla Ortiz” (23 April, 2018) A most unexpected surprise
Imperialism on Trial – Eva Bartlett: an impassioned and informative talk on the Syrian war and Western news media distortions of that war
“Imperialism on Trial – Eva Bartlett” (London, 31 January 2018) Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett was
The Pianist: a potentially great film let down by shallow characterisation and a bland and thin plot
Roman Polanski, “The Pianist” (2002) Polanski has been a very significant director capable of making
North American Films | Southeast Asian Films
The Quiet American: a slow and unassuming film with parallel plots of a love triangle mirroring post-colonial Cold War struggle
Phillip Noyce, “The Quiet American” (2002) A beautifully made film with much atmosphere, even if
The King’s Choice: best seen as a character study of people having to make unenviable choices and decisions
Erik Poppe, “Kongens Nei / The King’s Choice” (2016) As a straight history lesson or
Paths of Glory: leading viewers on a path about the place of honour, duty, truth and justice in war
Stanley Kubrick, “Paths of Glory” (1957) A simply and tightly made film with a powerful
What the Media Won’t Tell You about Syria: concentrating on one part of Syria and its geopolitical and economic importance gives way to an oil blowout
“What the Media Won’t Tell You about Syria” (ReallyGraceful, 2017) Among other news and facts
Dunkirk – unresolved tensions
There’s a climactic scene in Dunkirk (Warner Bros, 2017) where some of the exhausted British