Tag Archives: Ukraine war

Review: Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Posted on October 3, 2026 by philipbrasor

There is a subgenre of documentaries that interrogates the act of filming so-called truth while ostensibly presenting something true. This Oscar-winning film is centrally about Vladimir Putin’s propaganda push to support his war against Ukraine as it is carried out … Continue reading →

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Review: Dogs and War (Inu to Senso)

Posted on February 22, 2025 by philipbrasor

Japanese filmmaker Akane Yamada makes movies about domestic animals, often those caught up in disaster situations. She did one about the pets that were abandoned or otherwise unhoused following the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, and apparently received pushback from people … Continue reading →

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