Film
- CNN’s Apologia for LBJ, Part OneWritten by James DiEugenioWritten on Sunday, 03 April 2022 22:41 Read more...
Many historians tend to give President Lyndon B. Johnson credit for policies that President John F. Kennedy actually originated and then assign blame to JFK for policies that LBJ actually originated. Jim DiEugenio sets the record straight in part 1 of his series on CNN’s Joseph Califano-inspired mini-series LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy.
- Bob Buzzanco: Chomsky’s “Useful Idiot”Written by James DiEugenioWritten on Sunday, 13 March 2022 19:45 Read more...
Next up in our continuing examination of the media responses to Oliver Stone’s documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass, Jim DiEugenio considers 94-year-old Noam Chomsky’s appearance on Robert Buzzanco’s podcast Green and Red and, in light of their lack of familiarity with the work of the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) as presented in the film, asks the question, “How can men who attest to be leading intellectuals of the left do such incredibly sloppy and irresponsible work?”
- James Kirchick and his JFK Assassination GurusWritten by James DiEugenioWritten on Saturday, 19 February 2022 17:20 Read more...
James Kirchick’s misleading review of Oliver Stone’s new documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass epitomizes the mainstream media’s refusal to address the film’s content and rehashing instead the discredited writings of Warren Commission apologists, so Jim DiEugenio catalogs this ludicrous use of these disproven sources in the next installment of our ongoing series.
- Oliver and Jim ReplyWritten by James DiEugenioWritten on Friday, 03 December 2021 06:33 Read more...
Oliver Stone and Jim DiEugenio reply to Tim Weiner’s review of “JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass” published in Rolling Stone magazine, correcting the statements regarding Russia, Jim Garrison, and the Assassination Records Review Board documents.
- The One and Only Dick GregoryWritten by James DiEugenioWritten on Monday, 11 October 2021 17:07 Read more...
Jim DiEugenio evaluates the new Showtime documentary, The One and Only Dick Gregory, and provides missing insight into Gregory’s work with Martin Luther King, Jr. and his expanding agenda toward opposition to the Vietnam War and focus on the common class struggle that culminated in the Poor People’s March.
Television & Media
- CNN’s Apologia for LBJ, Part TwoWritten by James DiEugenioWritten on Monday, 11 April 2022 03:55 Read more...
Jim DiEugenio completes his review of this disappointing and less-than-candid four-part series about Johnson and his presidency, LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy, by reviewing the details of Johnson’s entrance into Vietnam and his escalation of the war that ultimately led to the fragmentation of the Democratic Party and a descent into militarism from which the nation has yet to recover.
- Deep Fake Politics: The Prankster, the Prosecutor, and the Para-politicalWritten by Aaron GoodWritten on Wednesday, 02 June 2021 00:00 Read more...
Aaron Good continues his review of Adam Curtis’ Can’t Get You Out of My Head with Part 2, which explores how Curtis relies heavily on Kerry Thornley in developing his bizarre take on “conspiracy theories” and then omits, distorts, and cherry picks facts to present his interminable exploration of our current dystopia.
- All in the Family: Charlotte and Jonathan AlterWritten by Wayne StewartWritten on Saturday, 17 October 2020 18:05 Read more...
In the best tradition of KennedysAndKing, reader Wayne Stewart read Charlotte Alter’s Time Magazine article and saw the corresponding TV spot. He replied to her with a letter, which we publish here. We hope it inspires others to do the same.
- Who Killed Malcolm X? (Review)Written by Joseph E. GreenWritten on Saturday, 07 March 2020 22:36 Read more...
Joe Green reviews the documentary, Who Killed Malcom X? by Ark Media, exposing the omissions that sacrifice clarity and context by treating the assassination like an ordinary murder, chasing individual suspects and missing the underlying political structures.
- Ark Media and Malcolm X: Bad Acting and Half-TruthsWritten by Karl EvanzzWritten on Sunday, 23 February 2020 23:45 Read more...
Karl Evanzz reviews the “theatrical” documentary, Who Killed Malcom X? by Ark Media, act by act and reveals the half-truths that make up the whole lie.
- King in the WildernessWritten by James DiEugenioWritten on Friday, 27 July 2018 21:31 Read more...
Jim reviews what he deems to be the best of three recent TV documentaries on Martin Luther King, Jr.
