A convicted mobster plots to return to his former glory by bringing back Prohibition, and the profitable criminal enterprises it spawned – but he will have to get past a WWII veteran to do it. [ Key Largo credits: Dir: John Huston/ Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall / 100 min/ Drama, Romance/ Legalize Drugs] “I bet you two or three years, we get … [Read more...]
Do Not Resist (2016)
An examination of the increasingly casual and routine use by ordinary police of military tactics and high-powered weaponry, and how such militarization is changing the citizen-state relationship. [ Do Not Resist credits: Dir: Craig Atkinson/ 72 min/ Documentary/ Law & Liberty, Search & Seizure, Legalize Drugs] In Do Not Resist the viewer gets an extended … [Read more...]
Incarcerating US (2016)
Overincarceration of US citizens, and the flawed policies underlying this appalling human tragedy, are examined in Incarcerating US. [Dir: Regan Hines/ 84 min/ Documentary/ Law & Liberty, Legalize Drugs] External Reviews "Certainly, there is a need to separate criminals from the general population, but the wholesale use of jail time as a long-term solution for … [Read more...]
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST PICTURE AIDS patient Ron Woodroof defies the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to smuggle unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into the U.S. in order to treat fellow victims of HIV. Based on a true story. [ Dallas Buyers Club credits: Dir: Jean-Marc Vallee/ Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto/ 117 min/ … [Read more...]
Deep Web (2015)
The trial of Ross Ulbricht -- a.k.a. 'Dread Pirate Roberts' -- reveals a battle between libertarian techies trying to build and maintain a decentralized, encrypted and unregulated Internet and government operatives trying to stop them. [ Deep Web credits: Dir: Alex Winter/ 90 min/ Documentary/ Legalize Drugs, Search & Seizure] External Reviews "Alex Winter’s Deep … [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 House I Live In (2012)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES The full spectrum of people involved in the War on Drugs--law enforcement authorities, convicts, journalists, academics and doctors--are interviewed here to rip the lid off a prison-industrial complex that is destroying the lives of millions. [ The House I Live In credits: Dir: Eugene Jarecki/ 108min/ Documentary/ Legalize … [Read more...]
Traffic (2000)
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST PICTURE The stories of several drug dealers, drug addicts, and anti-drug officials are interwoven to present a picture of current battlefield conditions in the War on Drugs. [ Traffic credits: Dir: Steven Soderbergh/ Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones / 147min/ Drama/ Legalize Drugs] What this film makes most clear is … [Read more...]
Saving Grace (2000)
A widow enters the drug trade to save her home. [ Saving Grace credits: Dir: Nigel Cole/ Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes/ 94min/ Comedy/ Legalize Drugs] This film is very much in the tradition of the old, light-hearted British adventure stories about large-scale smuggling enterprises in small coastal seatowns. In such stories, townspeople flout the law with … [Read more...]
Emperor of Hemp (1999)
The story of Jack Herer’s efforts to expose the truth about the beneficial qualities of the hemp plant, and to re-legalize its production and use. [ Emperor of Hemp credits: Dir: Jeff Jones/ 59 min/ Documentary-Educational, Biography/ Legalize Drugs] Note: the full documentary can typically be found online via YouTube or Google search. Jack Herer is the author of The … [Read more...]