Film director Amanda Milius has just been vindicated. In 2020, Milius released The Plot Against the President, a documentary that alleged Hillary Clinton's campaign had colluded with intelligence agencies to falsely smear the Trump administration with links to Russia. The political left treated the film's narrative as a right-wing conspiracy theory of the lowest order. … [Read more...]
Canadian Truckers Convoy Mirrors 1978 Film
Canadian truckers have formed the largest truck convoy in history, an incredible 70-km pack headed for Canada's capital city of Ottawa in protest of mandatory COVID vaccines. "There are estimates the Canadian convoy could comprise 50,000 trucks from the West, East, and even from the United States...Thousands of Canadians have lined the route, cheered from overpasses and offered … [Read more...]
Four Libertarian Films For Martin Luther King Day
It's something of an irony that the Left still claims to be the champion of equality and tolerance but has nowadays officially dropped both of those things in favor of identity politics. The Martin Luther King vision of a world in which people "will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character," can't be squared with demands for people to be … [Read more...]
2021 Audience Favorite Libertarian Films
Looking for an interesting libertarian film to watch? Ranked below are the 2021 audience favorite libertarian films, documentaries, short films, and blog posts from this website, scored in terms of top five downloads this year within each category. These are films not just 2021 releases, but from all time. Top 5 Audience Favorite Libertarian Films Orwell's 1984 | … [Read more...]
Die Hard: A Christmas Movie For Libertarians
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Film statistician Stephen Fellows cranked the numbers, looking at everything related to the film from Google hits to Die Hard posters to Wikipedia references, and he concludes that even if it wasn't intended to be a Christmas movie, "it most certainly is now." How did it get that way? Here are nine good reasons. Perhaps more importantly, Die … [Read more...]
WSJ: James Bond Is No Longer James Bond
The Wall Street Journal had a good editorial on the demise of the James Bond movies. In short, James Bond is no longer James Bond. "The original James Bond was suave and sassy while he resolved sinister plots. He exemplified cool: He drank vodka martinis but never to excess, was impeccably dressed and, though flirty, was a gentleman. The early films were filled with innuendo … [Read more...]
12 Libertarian DVD Holiday Gifts Under $10
Need some quick gift ideas for that special libertarian friend? Here are twelve films currently for sale on DVD for less than $10 at Amazon. The Man in The White Suit WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS A research scientist invents a fabric both indestructible and stainproof, but manufacturing interests and unions try to prevent its production. [ The Man in the White Suit … [Read more...]
Holodomor Holocaust Remembered In Four Films
Holodomor ("to kill by starvation) is what Ukrainians call the period from 1932-1933, when Stalin created a forced famine to punish the Ukraine's resistance to socialist collectivization. Estimates vary as to how many Ukrainians died, ranging from three million to twelve million. This tragedy and crime are remembered on Holomodor Remembrance Day. Here are four films to honor … [Read more...]
Media Narratives, Lies, And Slander: Three Films
PJMedia had a good article on the left's pattern of trying to destroy young men by creating false media narratives about them. They mention Kyle Rittenhouse, Nick Sandmann, George Zimmerman, The Duke LaCrosse Team, Richard Jewell, victims of the Tawana Brawley hoax, and Bernhardt Goetz. In a couple of cases, these have been memorialized in films. The documentary Rush to … [Read more...]
The Berlin Wall: Eight Films To Honor the Dead
The infamous Berlin Wall was socialism itself: concrete and razor wire in the name of humanity, guard towers and machine guns in the name of human progress. It's ostensible purpose was to protect vulnerable East Germans from invasion, but as a practical matter it was simply a way of preventing the slave populations of the USSR from escaping to the West. By the time it … [Read more...]