John Clayden This Israeli film is largely shot on a rooftop in Tel-Aviv at night . It consists of interviews with disguised IDF soldiers who have served in Gaza. In the course of the war thousands of innocent civilians including women and children have been killed and these people are referred to by the Israeli … Continue reading Naza
Book/Film Review
“The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy” (Paul Holden)
BOOK REVIEW David Jackson “The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy” (Paul Holden) Part 3 This is a lengthy, significant and substantial book of almost 550 pages. It is supported by nearly 800 footnotes, which the author decided to place online. I believe that to do it proper justice required more … Continue reading “The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy” (Paul Holden)
The President’s Cake
Review of the 2025 Film Catherine Dunlop This is a film set in Iraq in the early nineties, at the time of sanctions. It was written and directed by Hasan Hadi and produced by Western backers. It won the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes festival’s parallel section, the Directors’ Fortnight. The director, Hasan Hadi, has taught film in the U.S. … Continue reading The President’s Cake
The Russian Art of War, How the West led Ukraine to Defeat
The Russian Art of War, How the West led Ukraine to Defeat by Jacques Baud Published by Max Milo, 2024 John Clayden [On the occasion of the sanctions on Jacques Baud, we reproduce John Clayden’s review (May 2024) of Baud’s book, the Russian Art of War.]This book is both a useful synopsis of Russia's Ukrainian … Continue reading The Russian Art of War, How the West led Ukraine to Defeat
The Banshees of Inisherin
Eamon Dyas Popped into the local picture house for a matinee performance not realising it was a special showing for the hard of hearing. It seems that these places offer all kinds of special matinees including for people with Autism and Tourette’s so I have to think that my mistake could have been worse. Anyway, … Continue reading The Banshees of Inisherin
