Tag Archives: Documentary

Saturday Matinee: Lessons of Darkness

By Martin Purvis Source: The Film Sufi Werner Herzog’s documentary films lie at an extreme distance from the Anglo-American tradition of documentary filmmaking. Part of that distance can be linked to the distinction between two fundamental stances towards the depiction of … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: Stranger at the Gate

How Many Strangers Are At the Gate? By David Swanson Source: Let’s Try Democracy Spolier Alert: if you want to watch an excellent 30-minute film without knowing what happens, scroll down and watch it before reading any of these words. … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: A Glitch in the Matrix

Sundance 2021 Review: Rodney Ascher’s Hybrid Doc A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX Simulates Belief By Martin Kudlac Source: Screen Anarchy “It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.” Philip K. Dick Sundance regular Rodney Ascher returns on … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: The Wobblies

Classic Film Review: One of the Great Labor Documentaries is restored — “The Wobblies (1979) By Roger Moore Source: Movie Nation “The One Big Union,” they called it, an organization that would represent every worker laboring for “The Man.” Unlike the … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: Hero – The Extraordinary Life of Mr. Ulric Cross

Hero – the extraordinary life and times of Ulric Cross By Stephen Spark Source: Soca News Hero has landed. Frances-Anne Solomon’s film about the life of Ulric Cross – eight years in the making ‑ has finally reached London, though only for a … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: Time Warp Vol 1-3

Documentary Review — “Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time” By Roger Moore Source: Movie Nation Ask a hundred film buffs what their favorite cult film is, and you’ll get 500 answers. Because nobody wants to limit that pick … Continue reading

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FILMMAKER REVEALS THE TRUTH ABOUT SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES

By Dylan Charles Source: Waking Times We’re all being conditioned to think and believe certain things without any rational explanation through subliminal messaging in advertising, music, film, television, political propaganda, and military psychological operations. Considering the definition of the word subliminal – … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: Theaters of War

A documentary about the U.S. military’s editorial control over thousands of Hollywood’s films and television programs. Source: Media Education Foundation If you’ve seen Top Gun or Transformers, you may have wondered: Does all of that military machinery on screen come with strings attached? Does … Continue reading

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