The Monuments Men - 2014 - now available on Netflix - There are a number of ways to check out what critics thought of a film. Most of the major critics blog on-line these days and it’s pretty easy to check on any that you rely on before you invest your time and money on …
Month: December 2023
WWII – FROM THE FRONT LINES
WWII - From the Front Lines - aNetflix 6 part series 2023 If you haven’t seen enough devastation on your television with coverage of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, or you just need a timely reminder as to where these wars could lead, the new Netflix six part documentary series entitled ‘WWII - From …
THE PERFECT SOLUTION
Here we are, nearly eighty years after the end of WWII and ‘Murica, the cradle and arsenal of democracy, has become such a politically polarized political mess that it’s an embarrassment to its western democratic allies. In other places around the world the kind of fractionism found in ‘Murican politics inevitably leads to civil wars …
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
Expecting politicians to save the world from climate change is about as realistic as Vladimir Putin winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Witness the latest effort by the United Nations to win the ‘World’s Most Dysfunctional Organization’ award. Behold the UN’s COP28 climate conference in Dubai, chaired by Sultan al-Jaber, President of the country and head …
Richard's Left Bank 