French Anti-Bond – Double One Seven: OSS-117

0SS-117 is a superspy like no other. The perfect response to the naked British imperialism of his compadre, OSS-117 approaches international relations in a more honest, yet absurdly comic, way. Two films have been released so far in the re-launched series, Cairo: Nest of Spies (2006) and Lost in Rio (2009). The spoof, it turns [...]

The Dictator (2012)

Possibly the most offensive and racist film since Birth of a Nation, but the white American critics aren’t calling it so. A sampling of professional critics shows an omission of this aspect, opting instead to focus on the “gross out” elements, which are safely condemned by the (faux) intelligentsia. Most just call it vaguely “offensive,” [...]

Standard Operating Procedure (2008)

America’s unending descent into Naziism and barbarism are somewhat investigated in this Errol Morris documentary. I say somewhat, because the investigation falls flat and is highly limited, constrained primarily to the collection of characters who were prosecuted for taking the pictures of themselves abusing Iraqis. Notably, not one Iraqi voice is permitted. No human rights [...]

Carnage (2011)

Polanski strikes again. From the trailers I hadn’t expected much from Carnage. The disjointed one-liners lacked the context and the build-up necessary to truly sell the film. But Carnage turned out to be one of the funniest films I’ve seen in a long time. The script is based on God of Carnage, or Le Dieu [...]

The Hunger Games (Take Two)

by Joe Giambrone A futuristic bread and circuses gladiatorial sacrifice — will it discomfit the next generation and open their eyes? I have to admit that I don’t go to the theater very often. There isn’t a hell of a lot of “product” I’m willing to pay to see, much less pay top dollar while [...]

KONY IS PHONY??? UGANDA’S OIL DISCVERIES ARE REAL.

“Energy companies have recently found more than 700m barrels of commercially viable oil in the pristine Albertine Graben region, representing the first major petroleum strike in east Africa.  Tullow Oil, the FTSE 100 company leading the exploration, believes the exploitable deposits could exceed 1.5bn barrels…” (Guardian) Was Joseph Kony chased out of Uganda years ago, [...]

White House Propaganda – Hollywood Style

Pretty nauseating… From the studio that brought you Drone Strikes Unlimited, More Wars III, the Assassination of Americans, and Corporatized Everything we have a new blockbuster comedy, The Road We’ve Traveled. See fake documentary investigations that hit hard and pretend to tell you the inside story. You’ll be riveted by action hero Barack Obama, as you’ve never [...]