A WWII veteran, transformed into a superhero by an experimental serum, discovers that the counter-terrorism unit for which he works has been corrupted and that its plans to preemptively eliminate threats through global surveillance may be a cover for something more insidious. [ Captain America: The Winter Soldier credits: Dir: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo/ Chris Evans, Samuel L. … [Read more...]
America’s Longest War: A Film About Drug Prohibition (2013)
Victims of the War on Drugs tell their personal stories of abuse and injustice, revealing the human cost of zero tolerance drug prohibition. [ America's Longest War: A Film About Drug Prohibition credits: Dir: Paul Feine/ 67 min/ Documentary/ Legalize drugs, Abuse of power] Warning: Graphic material. Some may find offensive. External Reviews "With politicians in this … [Read more...]
The Sleep Room (1998)
Civil rights lawyers expose the role of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in secret brainwashing experiments. Based on a true story. [ The Sleep Room credits: Dir: Anne Wheeler/ Leon Pownall, Donald Moffat, Marina Orsini/ 192 min/ Drama/ Canada/ Psychiatry & Force, Abuse of Power] Non trailer available. As told here, during the 1950s the renowned psychiatrist Dr. … [Read more...]
The Child Terror (1998)
In the course of crusading against child molesters, Janet Reno undermines the justice system. [ The Child Terror credits: Producers: Michael Kirk, Rick Young/ Journalist: Peter J. Boyer/ 60 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Bureaucratic Abuse of Power-Excessive Force, Law & the Individual] No trailer available. For more information, see homepage. Long before Janet Reno … [Read more...]
Roots of Evil (1997)
A three-part documentary series on the subject of human inclination to do “evil.” [ Roots of Evil credits: Dir: Rex Bloomstein/ 135 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Britain/ Democide, Government as Torturer, Power Corrupts, Working for Government] No trailer available. Evil is defined in this series to be any act of deliberate harm to another human. Since, in the modern age, … [Read more...]
Flashback (1990)
A young FBI agent gains sympathy for a former 1960s antiwar protester he must transport for trial. [ Flashback credits: Dir: Franco Amurri/ Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland, Carol Kane/ 108 min/ Abuse of power, Anti-draft] “This story of an aging radical from the 1960s awakening a young FBI agent to his true (heretofore repressed) self is one that libertarians will … [Read more...]
Nightbreaker (1989)
A doctor assigned to monitor Army tests of nuclear battlefield conditions learns that soldiers are being deliberately exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. [ Nightbreaker credits: Dir: Peter Markle/ Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Lea Thompson/ 99 min/ Drama/ Abuse of Power, Working for Government] “An example of the ultimately proprietary if not predatory attitude … [Read more...]
After the Promise (1987)
A naive Depression-era widower who applies for welfare is robbed of his family by state child protection bureaucrats. Story inspired by actual events. [ After the Promise credits: Dir: David Greene/ Mark Harmon, Diana Scarwid, Rosemary Dunsmore/ 93 min/ Drama/ Abuse of Power, Incompetent Government] “We are here to help. Our only concern is with the children’s … [Read more...]
The Last Chase (1981)
In the near future, a former race car driver speeds across the country in a daring escape from a highly regulated America in which cars, among other things, are banned. [ The Last Chase credits: Dir: Martyn Burke/ Lee Majors, Burgess Meredith, Chris Makepeace, George Touliatos/ 106 min/ Action-Adventure, SciFi-Fantasy/ Canada/ Anti-Regulation, Abuse of Power, Escape from … [Read more...]
Mission Mind Control (1979)
ABC News correspondent Paul Altmeyer investigates secret CIA-funded mind control experiments, in which innocent people were subjected to torturous psychiatric abuse without their knowledge or permission. [ Mission Mind Control credits: Director: Richard Roy/ 60 min/ Documentary/ Abuse of power, Government healthcare, Psychiatric coercion] External Reviews “The hour-long … [Read more...]