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Race, Segregation, and Sectarianism in American Cinema
David Penner
Due to the capitalistically orchestrated scourge of illiteratization and the machinations of the mass media, only a small percentage...
5 Masterpieces of Contemporary American Cinema: Beyond The Crucible
David Penner
In part one of this series, we discussed a number of films which encapsulate the depravity of an America...
How “Adolescence” offers us a peek inside the machine
Kit Knightly
I wrote about Adolescence – or rather the (manufactured) hype surrounding it – last week. I thought at the...
6 Masterpieces of Contemporary American Cinema: Neoliberalism through the Looking Glass
David Penner
As transpired in Weimar Germany, cataclysmic times invariably induce great suffering, yet they can also serve as inspiration for...
Why is EVERYBODY talking about Adolescence?
Kit Knightly
I'm not talking about Adolescence, I'm talking about the people talking about it. That might seem like a paper...
A Voyage into a Complete Unknown Known
Edward Curtin
“Every time I ask what time it is, I get a different answer” Henny Youngman I don’t know about...
Reel Villains: Brief Encounter
Kit Knightly
In honor of the Holiday Season I’ve delved into my personal archives for more movie reviews, and turned up...
REVIEW: The Primordial Code – The Burning Essence
Carol Brouillet
Directed by Marijn Poels. The embedded video is the YouTube version, the film is also available on Rumble. Both...
Robot Love
Todd Hayen
I grew up in the ‘60s and ‘70s rather afraid of robots. I mean, they weren’t all bad—the housekeeper...
A Bizarre Kind of Executive Action: The Suppression of Epochal Documentaries
Edward Curtin
“The old lie: Dulce et decorum est /Pro patria mori (It is a sweet and fitting thing to die...
WATCH: The Rings of Prime II: Loose Canon
J R Leach
Nothing is sacred anymore. Attacks on tradition and the old ways come from every angle, and some of the...
WATCH: How ANDOR Exposes the Fragile Power of Tyranny
As surprising as it sounds, the Disney+ show ANDOR – a Star Wars spin-off – was going to be...
WATCH: The Rings of Prime – Sound and fury, signifying nothing
J R Leach
As the global machine steamrolls through entertainment at the same relentless pace as it does everything else, we invite...
[REMOVED] Zones of Interest: The Holocaust Industry in Film
Simon Elmer
The text of this article has been removed. This is not OffG’s preferred policy and is being done solely...
OffG Recommends…Last Will & Testament
Kit Knightly
Today is St George’s Day, and it’s also Shakespeare’s Birthday …except, not really. The truth is it’s a guess....
“The World As It Was”: A Masterly Documentary Film
Edward Curtin
Here’s a film about the 1950s – “The World As It Was” – that will tell you a great...
OffG Recommends…Wag the Dog
Kit Knightly “Why does a dog wag its tail? Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the...
Four Died Trying: A Powerful, Riveting, and Masterful Documentary Series Begins
Edward Curtin It is hard for those who have not lived through the shattering political assassinations of the 1960s...
Gods of Their Own Religion – REVIEW
Joanna Sharp How do free spirits endure a tyrannical technocratic order? Do they succumb to endless rules, or do...
Authoritarians Drunk on Power: It’s Time to Recalibrate the Government
John Whitehead “There is something terribly wrong with this country, isn’t there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And...
