Category Archives: Movie Review

Amerikatsi – A Movie Review

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Joel D. Hirst

In the late 1940s Stalin invited American Armenians to migrate to Soviet Armenia. Those Armenians had fled the 1915 genocide to the US; lots were anxious to return to the last sliver of Armenia that remained, even if it was … Continue reading →

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Stalin, the NYT and the Holodomor

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

Governments are not moral. Organizations of any kind are not moral entities. They exist as a group of like-minded people coming together to advance their vision. Perhaps it’s a company, seeking to provide a service, increase sales and lead to … Continue reading →

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“Two Popes”

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

Once when I was a little boy, growing up in the highlands of northwestern Argentina my little town received a visitor: a pope. The military junta was in its final tragic burst of power before sputtering out, pinning its hopes … Continue reading →

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There Once Was a Dream That Was Rome…

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

“There was once a dream that was Rome, you could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish.” Marcus Aurelius, ‘The Gladiator’. Republics are funny things. They are resilient; not brittle or sclerotic like we are … Continue reading →

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“Weeds”: A Series Review

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Joel D. Hirst

Last night my wife and I finished watching the series “Weeds“. This is of course the tale of a widow from the suburbs whose husband died leaving her with nothing, thereby forcing her to take up a life as a … Continue reading →

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“Point Break”: A Movie Review

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Joel D. Hirst

This weekend on a flight from Germany to Africa I had some free time, and I chose out of Lufthansa’s varied selection of movies the remake of “Point Break”. The original is of course the heroic conflict between Patrick Swayze … Continue reading →

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – A Movie Review

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Joel D. Hirst

I do believe this could be my first movie review – and for a Tina Fey movie no less. However, I guess I had to – because I was surprised. I thought WTF was gonna be a stupid movie about … Continue reading →

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