MUNICH: THE EDGE OF WAR PROVIDES ANOTHER WINDOW INTO WORLD WAR II Films about World War II are endless, and Munich: The Edge of War fills a gap about the Munich Agreement of 1938. However, the story is based on the 2017 novel by Robert Harris, who wrote the novel that became the film Enigma, […]

VOTING TO NARROW THE LISTS OF BEST FILMS FOR 2021 CONTINUES There were seventeen nominated films in 2021 as filmviewing opened up around the world. Political Film Society rules, based as they are on the Academy Award rules, require a maximum of five films in each category. To narrow the lists, members are entitled to

IF YOU SEE DON’T LOOK UP, YOU MAY LAUGH OR JUST BE DISGUSTED Don’t Look Up, directed by Adam McKay, is supposed to be a satire of life in the United States from the humblest to the mightiest. During the Obama Administration, a mission to explore an asteroid was launched, though plans did not come

AMEN. IS THE BEST FILM ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST EVER MADE On January 30, 2003, a film was released in Hollywood and soon nominated by the Political Film Society for best film exposé and best film on human rights for the year. A second review of that biopic/docudrama follows: Amen. begins during 1940, in early years

AS NOMINATIONS CLOSE FOR BEST FILMS OF 2021, VOTING TO NARROW THE LISTS BEGINS There were seventeen nominated films in 2021 as filmviewing opened up around the world. Political Film Society rules, based as they are on Academy Award rules, require a maximum of five films in each category. To narrow the lists, members are

BEING THE RICARDOS IS MORE ABOUT LUCY THAN RICKY Life in Hollywood is often chaotic. Many persons work through their personal ambitions and tensions on a day-to-day basis by playing acting roles, but they may never reach their secret goals. Being the Ricardos, directed by Aaron Sorkin, is a window into that life, serving mostly

PRESIDENT DEMONSTRATES WHY AUTOCRACIES PERSIST Imagine that Donald Trump has won the 2024 election but resigns due to poor health in 2027 and his vice president becomes president. Then in 2028 his Republican successor runs against the Democratic presidential candidate. The latter runs a popular campaign, with large mass rallies, to return to office in