Civil War

Civil War

A group of journalists try to make their way through a country at war to attempt to interview the president in Civil War. After the President of the United States (Nick Offerman) threw the country in disarray the Florida Alliance and Western Forces of Texas and California split off from the country and declared war…

Active Measures

Active Measures

The sequence of events leading to Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 US Presidential election is broken down in Active Measures. It has been alleged that Russia utilized active measures, a Soviet term for actions of political warfare, to interfere with the 2016 US Presidential election, leading to the election of Donald Trump. This wouldn’t…

Big Game

Big Game

The President of the United States relies on a 13 year old Finnish boy for survival in the action/adventure Big Game.  Oskari (Onni Tommila) is a boy in Northern Finland, who is sent out into the wilderness on a coming-of-age hunting trip.  He comes across the escape pod of US President William Allen Moore (Samuel L….

Selma

Selma

The fight for the voting rights of African Americans is at the centre of the historical drama Selma.  Shortly after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for leading the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) sets his sights on the town of Selma, Alabama, which imposes strict restrictions on black citizens, who try…

Big Game

Big Game

The President of the United States relies on a 13 year old Finnish boy for survival in the action/adventure Big Game.  Oskari (Onni Tommila) is a boy in Northern Finland, who is sent out into the wilderness on a coming-of-age hunting trip.  He comes across the escape pod of US President William Allen Moore (Samuel…

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a bit of a difficult film to properly process.  The film has an inherently ridiculous premise that is played as straight as possible throughout the plot of the film.  It would be almost accurate to say that the film is actually a history drama about Abraham Lincoln that just happens to involve vampire…

The Island President

The Island President

It seems that climate change documentaries are about a dime a dozen these days.  However, I would say that The Island President stands out from the rest, because it puts a face to the issue. The film focuses on President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives.  Nasheed was elected president after a 30 year rule of a dictator…

Invictus

Invictus

Invictus tells the story of how Nelson Mandela attempted to bring together a divided South Africa by supporting the South African rugby team on their journey to win the Rugby World Cup. The film works both as a drama about post-apartheid South Africa as well as an inspirational sports movie.  It could be hard to…