Kenneth Branagh Archives

Conspiracy (2001): Frank Pierson’s Intense Dramatization of ’42 Wannsee Conference

Stephen Arnell October 30, 2020

BBC/HBO’s WWII picture used the only surviving transcript of the infamous Wannsee Conference outside Berlin, where Nazi bigwigs covertly planned the ‘Final Solution of the…

Nice Day for an Auto-da-fé: Best Recent Films About Coups d’État

Stephen Arnell October 12, 2020

It is ironic that a nation that has never experienced a coup d’état should be so obsessed with the idea of conspiracy. Gore Vidal (Sex,…

MCU Postponed: Black Widow, Shang-Chi and Eternals All Pushed Back

Christina Wiggins September 25, 2020

Disney has postponed the release of fall blockbusters such as Marvel’s Black Widow, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile by several months.…

Conservative Review of Thor 2: As The Dark World Turns

Dr. Andy September 4, 2020

As many visitors to BleedingFool are aware, I’ve written reviews for all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Phase One films. I started working…

From Russia With Love? Twelve Movies Set in the Former USSR

Stephen Arnell August 7, 2020

With Russia back in the news yet again, it’s interesting to note how comparatively few English language movies are set in the country. Admittedly in…

Dr. Andy: A Conservative’s Review of Thor (2011) “King of Hearts”

Dr. Andy July 6, 2020

I’ve been rewatching Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies lately, looking for the inflection point where they suddenly became liberal. I don’t remember it happening until…