Category: Film & TV

Film Review: ‘Starring Jerry as Himself’: Deception of Overseas Chinese Police Stations

NR | 1 hour 15 minutes | Docudrama | 2023 The proliferation of Chinese police stations operating clandestinely in foreign nations, without the sanction or cooperation of local authorities, is a very real and highly illegal phenomenon. These extralegal outposts frequently monitor and harass members of the Chinese diaspora (Chinese living outside of China), but…


Film Review: ‘Starring Jerry as Himself’: the Fear of Chinese Police Overseas

NR | 1 hour 15 minutes | Docudrama | 2023 The proliferation of Chinese police stations operating clandestinely in foreign nations, without the sanction or cooperation of local authorities, is a very real and highly illegal phenomenon. These extralegal outposts frequently monitor and harass members of the Chinese diaspora (Chinese living outside of China), but…


‘I Want You’ From 1951: The Korean War on the Homefront

Commentary If you look up movies about World War II, the list is endless. Whether made during the actual war or since then, focusing on Europe or the Pacific, depicting training or combat, and showing military life or wartime on the Homefront, the Second World War has provided an inexhaustible fountain of content for screen…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Pride of the Yankees’: Lou Gehrig’s Humble Greatness

Not Rated | 2 h 8 min | Drama, Biopic | 1943 One of Hollywood’s all-time greats, Gary Cooper, was born in 1901. One of America’s all-time baseball greats, Lou Gehrig, was born just two years later, in 1903. Both loved the outdoors; Gehrig, hitting his heart out as first baseman for the Yankees, and…


Lake Titicaca: The Sea of the Tiwanaku | Arkeo Ep18 | Documentary

Lake Titicaca was considered a sacred site by the Incas. In the 15th century, they made it the cradle of their civilization, the sun’s place of birth. And yet, beneath the lake’s waters lies a different story. …


A Tale of Egypt

Heroic characters, memorable songs, and thrilling deeds weave an unforgettable story of faith and courage amid the splendors of ancient Egypt in this brilliantly animated enchanted tale! …


[PREMIERING on Jan 27 at 10 AM ET] William Bouguereau: A Defender of God-Given Art

The 19th-century artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau saw art, just like his predecessors Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and Rafael, as a divine calling. He not only excelled in the use of techniques and colors, but also produced over 800 delicate works of art during his lifetime that were greatly cherished all over Europe and the United States. Even…


Film Review: ‘The Final War: The 100-Year Plot to Defeat America’

2022 | Not Rated | 2h 36m | Documentary I find it interesting that the most recent round of feverish finger-pointing by both Democrats and Republicans at one another always seems to be centered on accusations of Russian collusion. Certainly, it’s rare of to see the legacy media outlets reporting on perhaps America’s biggest existential…


‘Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry’ From 1937: A Boy and His Horse

Commentary The concept of a story about a child and a horse is a time-honored one. The bond between any young person and a beloved pet, such as a dog in the “Lassie” movies or any number of wild animals in 1960s live action Disney movies, is a touching premise for a film. Add to…


Yakutia: A Serbian Mystery | Arkeo Ep17 | Documentary

Yakutia extends beneath the polar circle to the east of Siberia. This land is home to a unique people whose origins were completely unknown until the recent discoveries of a team of archeologists and geneticists. …