I watched Inside with my 19 year old and wept for days. To see the state of our world from an under 30 perspective is so much for the soul to bear. I think it is the reason so many of us just turn away and say millennials and gen z are lazy and apathetic. I can not hear the song That Funny Feeling without weeping for the children and young adults, for all they will never experience, for all they have lost. Not one of us adults has had to accept what they are being forced to accept. We at least got a chance to live a somewhat normal and free life before 2020 came along and changed everything. I applaud Bo for his courage and vision. I thank you for including this film which could otherwise be missed by the over 30 crowd. We very much need to listen to their perspective and try to be the elders they deserve. ❤️
Watching it now. My daughter told me it was great when it came out, she is 22, lost her education at University of Guelph because she won’t jab…so her dream. It’s tough for them all.
Mine got jabbed to save her education. Neither of them should have had to choose. But honestly I think your daughter made the better choice. Mine regrets it deeply. I choose to believe that all three of my children who got it (I have 4) will be ok because it’s too much to bear to think otherwise.
I know I will sound dumb but which movie called "Inside?" Who directed it? What year was it released? What was it about? The only film called "Inside" I find written about online dealt with a pregnant woman. Is that the film you are referring to?
Then take ACTION so that young people and all human beings can LIVE once more on this beautiful planet.
Don't easte precious energy on lamenting but DO TAKE ACTIONS. be it dropping information fact proved pamphlets into letterboxes, sign petitions, take local office in your Government, grow vegetables and learn how to diagnose and care for yourself and family. Stop buying through AMAZON or all these other conglomerates. Send factual information to your churches, schools organisations etc.,
It is THE PEOPLE who through action can stop this mess. Do NOT Bank with the large Banks, refuse to use What's APP with its QR symbol that is your future method of keeping you in "prison". I am staggered at how many people use that What's App and also buy from AMAZON and yet all you are doing is adding a ton of fuel to the fire!!
Send copies of factual news articles and such like to your Politician's of all persuasions - you do not have to sign your name, the fact that the Pollies have these sent to their office , one person is counted as 100 by Politicians on recieving mail.
Lol. Get ready to be shocked. It really does take sitting in a much younger and at times shocking mind set but I hope you do watch it. I’d love to hear what you think actually so please comment again once you have.
I do! It was the song that made me fall in love with James. I’m glad you saw the brilliance. I had to keep reminding myself that there was no audience and no other production help. A 100% one person show.
Ever have a trip to SF, and you neglect to tell your wife that you are secretly visiting all of the 1978 "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" locations? I have.
My son told me Mike Judge, (creator/director of Idiocracy, among other things) was on the Joe Rogan podcast the other day, where they spent some time talking about how eerily prescient that movie turned out to be.
I’m not a fan of Rogan, but I may have to see if I can find this as I am a longtime fan of Mike Judge. His King of the Hill show is one of our favorite animated sitcoms.
Interesting that you include a movie about an experience with "Nazis", but fail to include any that deal with what we are rapidly plunging into: a Politically Correct American-flavored totalitarian society ruled by "Experts" in a bureaucratic authoritarian regime that maintains near-total surveillance and monitors "truth" while marching to the commands of a hostile foreign power. Absolutely nothing to do with Nazis, and everything to do with the heirs of the Bolshevik totalitarian authoritarian "experts" who slaughtered tens of millions in the name of "Science."
A couple off the top of my head, but there must be many more:
1984
Brave New World
Animal Farm
Logan's Run
Sacrificing Liberty: The True Story of the Attack on the U.S.S. Liberty
With all due respect, those films are largely mediocre. ("Animal Farm"—the animation—is propaganda, funded by the CIA.) If you want a film that's merely propaganda for your point-of-view, you'll have to make your own.
And if you want "the true story of the attack on the USS Liberty," you'd do better to read Operation Cyanide by Peter Hounam. Since its account is more complex, because more accurate, than "Sacrificing Liberty," you probably won't like it.
The books those are based on are the key. There have been several movies made of all those books. Nothing to do with "my point of view," just excellent fictionalized visions of reality and predictions of a future (now, actually) if "experts" rule us, and what happens in totalitarian/utopian hellholes.
The CIA is, and was, very bad at covert influence. Funding an Animal Farm movie was probably one of their best operations. They also assisted with distributing the Dr. Zhivago book.
Both of those books stand on their own as stellar pieces of social commentary and literary art--which is an indication that the CIA's part in those projects was likely minimal! If the movie (haven't seen it) is true to the book by even a portion, the truth is revealed.
Thanks for the tip to Operation Cyanide. Hadn't heard of it. First glance doesn't show much new, though. The Mossad manipulated the CIA to coordinate an attack by the Israelis on an American ship that massacred dozens of Americans, and blame it on "Arabs" (pretty much a prototypical false flag operation)? Of course, that's sort of the whole point. All Americans should see one of the Liberty movies available. One of the best is Sacrificing Liberty.
No. Israel was acting as instructed by LBJ, as part of Operation Cyanide, whose purpose was to carry out a false flag attack that could be blamed on Egypt—so that the US could then NUKE NASSER, whom they saw as an Arab Castro.
That's what happened, as the book (whose findings are ENTIRELY "new") makes clear; but, as I suggested, it's a thesis you won't want to think is sound, because it doesn't blame the whole disaster wholly on "the Jews."
In any case, I'm not recommending any mediocre movies based on literary classics, such as Orwell's, which people ought to read directly, for themselves, instead of wasting time on clumsy adaptations. (The acting in 1984 is pretty good, though.)
Thanks for what you do, sorry to argue about this, but.....
LBJ giving orders to Israel??!! You can't be serious? So: LBJ gave orders to Israel to pulverize an American ship, and kill scores of Americans as a false flag, blaming it on Egypt, so LBJ could nuke Egypt, but after the attack, LBJ did NOT nuke Egypt, or even blame them, just covered up the whole incident and pretended it didn't happen. And somehow the CIA was involved.
Happy to consider any evidence for anything, with an open mind. But it has to be semi-realistic, at least.
Those hypothesized details don't even pass the giggle test. Occam's Razor is the key.
The CIA was, and is, lousy at complicated (and simple) covert action. The Israelis were, and are, masters of manipulation, covert action, and kinetic attacks. LBJ, according to the Jerusalem newspaper, was a "righteous gentile," for his extraordinary support of their country.
Give them orders to attack a US ship? That's as crazy as it sounds. LBJ responded to Israel, not the other way around.
Concurrently, the Israelis had an asset in the upper echelons of the CIA--James Angleton. If there was some sort of CIA collusion, it would have been Angleton's private baby. Angleton kept Israeli relations tightly clasped to his chest. He also danced to their tune, not vice versa.
If LBJ wanted an excuse to nuke Egypt, there are dozens of plausible covert actions, including false flags, that would have worked (see the Gulf of Tonkin incident, for example), without obliterating an American warship.
Occam's Razor: The Liberty spy ship was listening to Israeli communications. The Israelis saw that as a threat, with potential for their plans to be revealed. They took out the threat. Then they used their influence over American politicians (LBJ), and intel (Angleton, et al) to cover up their act of war. The cover-up continues to this day. QED.
absolutely! surprised it hasn't gotten more traction lately. ralph fiennes and rachel weisz at their intense best in this thinly fictionalized account of big pharma unleashing deadly aids vaxxes on unsuspecting africans.
some other good ones: wag the dog, canadian bacon (john candy rules in that one) and for a hilarious parody of wokester brooklyn full of sight gags, fort tilden https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fort_tilden
Re The Constant Gardener, Le Carre said he was criticised for sensationalising the subject matter - he responded that if he'd written a non-fiction version, it would have been many times worse. Now confirmed ...
I would suggest folks check out the new documentary "The Viral Delusion" www.theviraldelusion.com as well. A bit more on the nose than these classics, but in the words of Dr. Sam Bailey it's "A Masterpiece."
What a great post, Mark! And since you’re opening it up for suggestions, I admit I’ve been finding comfort in watching my sweet dad’s films lately. I hope others might reflect, escape, or simply enjoy some of them, too: 📽
- A favorite role of his (particularly apropos when thinking of our contemporary politicians and press) was that of Jack Burden in All the King’s Men
- Since you mention John Ford, My Darling Clementine is beautifully acted and filmed
- I never, ever tire of Red River - especially the witty dialogue and dynamic between Cherry and Matt
Thank you for all you continue to do. You are a blessing!
My comment is off-topic, but I hope it's acceptable nonetheless.
I want to recommend a newsletter called The Podium, written by a classical music insider who writes under the pen name Don Baton.
DB writes about the current state of the classical music world with welcome directness and depth, and he also embeds in his newsletter links to classical works that are underappreciated, relatively unknown, or unfairly neglected for any number of reasons. He introduces his readers to these works with historical, biographical, and musical insights which greatly broaden our appreciation of them. His writing style is engaging and a delight to read, too.
(If this sounds like a paid advertisement, it's not. I don't have any connection to Don Baton other than that of being an enthusiastic reader of his newsletter, nor do I know his real name.)
If you have Amazon Prime, I recommend "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams" billed as a "sci-fi anthology series with stand-alone episodes based on the works of Philip K. Dick".
Episode 6 "Safe and Sound" is particularly excellent and relevant. Honestly I wonder how they got it past the censors.
Thanks so much Mark. I am in the middle of DOPESICK - an 8 part series on Hulu with Michael Keaton about OxyContin - so many parallels like FDA approval, revolving doors, etc - very well done.
Michael Keaton was so good, but that movie will make you so sick! Big Pharma keeps getting away with murder! And large money settlements are like a flea bite to their bottom line. May they all fry in HELL!!!
Right - 8 episodes. Every detail parallels the Covid shots, Remdesivir - FDA role, revolving door, messaging, fudging statistics and graphs, denial, etc
I watched Inside with my 19 year old and wept for days. To see the state of our world from an under 30 perspective is so much for the soul to bear. I think it is the reason so many of us just turn away and say millennials and gen z are lazy and apathetic. I can not hear the song That Funny Feeling without weeping for the children and young adults, for all they will never experience, for all they have lost. Not one of us adults has had to accept what they are being forced to accept. We at least got a chance to live a somewhat normal and free life before 2020 came along and changed everything. I applaud Bo for his courage and vision. I thank you for including this film which could otherwise be missed by the over 30 crowd. We very much need to listen to their perspective and try to be the elders they deserve. ❤️
Watching it now. My daughter told me it was great when it came out, she is 22, lost her education at University of Guelph because she won’t jab…so her dream. It’s tough for them all.
Mine got jabbed to save her education. Neither of them should have had to choose. But honestly I think your daughter made the better choice. Mine regrets it deeply. I choose to believe that all three of my children who got it (I have 4) will be ok because it’s too much to bear to think otherwise.
Read my comments above about using ORTHOMOLECULAR methods. You support the various body parts in their deep stress and it works
🙏 my prayers are with you, it really is all about the kids.
She shall be needed, so finish that formal education ASAP and do her bit in the World.
I know I will sound dumb but which movie called "Inside?" Who directed it? What year was it released? What was it about? The only film called "Inside" I find written about online dealt with a pregnant woman. Is that the film you are referring to?
As I note in the post, "Inside" was made by Bo Burnham, came out in 2021, on Netflix.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14544192/
Not dumb. (I watched at least one of his things years back, but I didn't know anything about this. I have kids. Can't bear to watch it.)
Then take ACTION so that young people and all human beings can LIVE once more on this beautiful planet.
Don't easte precious energy on lamenting but DO TAKE ACTIONS. be it dropping information fact proved pamphlets into letterboxes, sign petitions, take local office in your Government, grow vegetables and learn how to diagnose and care for yourself and family. Stop buying through AMAZON or all these other conglomerates. Send factual information to your churches, schools organisations etc.,
I will certainly CONTINUE to take action.
Did you read my post?
It is THE PEOPLE who through action can stop this mess. Do NOT Bank with the large Banks, refuse to use What's APP with its QR symbol that is your future method of keeping you in "prison". I am staggered at how many people use that What's App and also buy from AMAZON and yet all you are doing is adding a ton of fuel to the fire!!
Send copies of factual news articles and such like to your Politician's of all persuasions - you do not have to sign your name, the fact that the Pollies have these sent to their office , one person is counted as 100 by Politicians on recieving mail.
STOP Complying!!
Please do let me know what you think.
Raa,
so uplifting to read that you have and are taking action(S). T
Most SINCERE THANKS on behalf of humanity.
Lol. Get ready to be shocked. It really does take sitting in a much younger and at times shocking mind set but I hope you do watch it. I’d love to hear what you think actually so please comment again once you have.
i will
I do! It was the song that made me fall in love with James. I’m glad you saw the brilliance. I had to keep reminding myself that there was no audience and no other production help. A 100% one person show.
My kids have been watching him since 2014, he was an internet YT sensation hence his distaste for it(said my kid)
Ever have a trip to SF, and you neglect to tell your wife that you are secretly visiting all of the 1978 "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" locations? I have.
Probably for the best. She'd have felt like Veronica Cartwright in the closing sequence.
Thanks for the great recommendations Mark! I have a few more modern ones to add to the list. Some more obvious than others.
V for Vendetta
The Truman Show
Gattaca
Network
District 9
The Congress
Idiocracy
Idiocracy is hilarious, but if it's not eugenicist propaganda, it'll do until some comes along.
Try "Fahrenheit 451" or "Sleeper" (a comedy about the dystopian future) or "The Island" (about farming human clones for spare parts!).
My son told me Mike Judge, (creator/director of Idiocracy, among other things) was on the Joe Rogan podcast the other day, where they spent some time talking about how eerily prescient that movie turned out to be.
I’m not a fan of Rogan, but I may have to see if I can find this as I am a longtime fan of Mike Judge. His King of the Hill show is one of our favorite animated sitcoms.
They Live! Is surprisingly missing from a lot of people's lists. It's extremely relevant
Absolutely this. I have a They Live! shirt that I wear anytime I will be amongst many humans.
I love District 9. It's heart wrenching, but still has some sad beauty to it.
My impression is that it's conditioning the viewer to accept illegal immigrants...
In my experience, people who would fit into Idiocracy, hate the movie. :)
Soylent Green
(Is people)
There just aren't enough bugs and lab grown tumors to go around.
Actually, in a couple of states, it's already legal to turn corpses into fertilizers.
Which States? all people need to be informed as these idiots get away with murder - literally as we know.
TGhe more that people can have their eyes opened fully the better.
Ivana ( sorry correcting Ivanka) Trump just died of a heart something or other....Suddenly. 73.
That woman had a lot more years left...I'll be money she was jabbed. I feel so badly ...her Mother is still alive....what does that tell you?
Yes she was far too young. She didn’t have nearly enough time with her precious grandkids. So sad.
I believe it was Trump ex-wife IVANA (not daughter IVANKA) who died. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ivana-trump-first-wife-former-201104837.html
In the same article was a link to another “suddenly died”: Busi Luray, in her 30s. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/busi-lurayi-dead-how-to-ruin-christmas-1235178510/
Sorry of course...Ivana...I mean to type that.!! They are so close in spelling!
Thanks for the heads up.
Ivana's MOTHER is almost 96...probably like my Aunt just BEGINNING to lose track of breakfast or lunch...this is so so sad, anyway you look at it.
Happy to help! I make typos all the THYME!
This whole thing is just incredibly 😢 . I have no words to describe the indescribable.
You made me laugh. First time today!!!
Hugs!!
WE ALL NEED hugs 🤗 and laughs 😜, and wonderful feedback like you just sent my way. Thank you. 🙏
Interesting that you include a movie about an experience with "Nazis", but fail to include any that deal with what we are rapidly plunging into: a Politically Correct American-flavored totalitarian society ruled by "Experts" in a bureaucratic authoritarian regime that maintains near-total surveillance and monitors "truth" while marching to the commands of a hostile foreign power. Absolutely nothing to do with Nazis, and everything to do with the heirs of the Bolshevik totalitarian authoritarian "experts" who slaughtered tens of millions in the name of "Science."
A couple off the top of my head, but there must be many more:
1984
Brave New World
Animal Farm
Logan's Run
Sacrificing Liberty: The True Story of the Attack on the U.S.S. Liberty
With all due respect, those films are largely mediocre. ("Animal Farm"—the animation—is propaganda, funded by the CIA.) If you want a film that's merely propaganda for your point-of-view, you'll have to make your own.
And if you want "the true story of the attack on the USS Liberty," you'd do better to read Operation Cyanide by Peter Hounam. Since its account is more complex, because more accurate, than "Sacrificing Liberty," you probably won't like it.
I'm not much of a "film/cinema" afficianado.
The books those are based on are the key. There have been several movies made of all those books. Nothing to do with "my point of view," just excellent fictionalized visions of reality and predictions of a future (now, actually) if "experts" rule us, and what happens in totalitarian/utopian hellholes.
The CIA is, and was, very bad at covert influence. Funding an Animal Farm movie was probably one of their best operations. They also assisted with distributing the Dr. Zhivago book.
Both of those books stand on their own as stellar pieces of social commentary and literary art--which is an indication that the CIA's part in those projects was likely minimal! If the movie (haven't seen it) is true to the book by even a portion, the truth is revealed.
Thanks for the tip to Operation Cyanide. Hadn't heard of it. First glance doesn't show much new, though. The Mossad manipulated the CIA to coordinate an attack by the Israelis on an American ship that massacred dozens of Americans, and blame it on "Arabs" (pretty much a prototypical false flag operation)? Of course, that's sort of the whole point. All Americans should see one of the Liberty movies available. One of the best is Sacrificing Liberty.
https://www.sacrificingliberty.com/#!
No. Israel was acting as instructed by LBJ, as part of Operation Cyanide, whose purpose was to carry out a false flag attack that could be blamed on Egypt—so that the US could then NUKE NASSER, whom they saw as an Arab Castro.
That's what happened, as the book (whose findings are ENTIRELY "new") makes clear; but, as I suggested, it's a thesis you won't want to think is sound, because it doesn't blame the whole disaster wholly on "the Jews."
In any case, I'm not recommending any mediocre movies based on literary classics, such as Orwell's, which people ought to read directly, for themselves, instead of wasting time on clumsy adaptations. (The acting in 1984 is pretty good, though.)
Thanks for what you do, sorry to argue about this, but.....
LBJ giving orders to Israel??!! You can't be serious? So: LBJ gave orders to Israel to pulverize an American ship, and kill scores of Americans as a false flag, blaming it on Egypt, so LBJ could nuke Egypt, but after the attack, LBJ did NOT nuke Egypt, or even blame them, just covered up the whole incident and pretended it didn't happen. And somehow the CIA was involved.
Happy to consider any evidence for anything, with an open mind. But it has to be semi-realistic, at least.
Those hypothesized details don't even pass the giggle test. Occam's Razor is the key.
The CIA was, and is, lousy at complicated (and simple) covert action. The Israelis were, and are, masters of manipulation, covert action, and kinetic attacks. LBJ, according to the Jerusalem newspaper, was a "righteous gentile," for his extraordinary support of their country.
https://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/LBJ-a-Righteous-Gentile
Give them orders to attack a US ship? That's as crazy as it sounds. LBJ responded to Israel, not the other way around.
Concurrently, the Israelis had an asset in the upper echelons of the CIA--James Angleton. If there was some sort of CIA collusion, it would have been Angleton's private baby. Angleton kept Israeli relations tightly clasped to his chest. He also danced to their tune, not vice versa.
If LBJ wanted an excuse to nuke Egypt, there are dozens of plausible covert actions, including false flags, that would have worked (see the Gulf of Tonkin incident, for example), without obliterating an American warship.
Occam's Razor: The Liberty spy ship was listening to Israeli communications. The Israelis saw that as a threat, with potential for their plans to be revealed. They took out the threat. Then they used their influence over American politicians (LBJ), and intel (Angleton, et al) to cover up their act of war. The cover-up continues to this day. QED.
Well, among other things, Orwell was a secret agent. :)
Katherine Ross is alive at 82. No idea what her stance is on the Thing, but I'm okay not knowing.
The Thing. Now there's a terrifying movie.
Is it about Bill Gates?
No. But the sequel is.
That Thing.
“Constant Gardener” movie
About the pharmacy industry
I think it’s available on Microsoft’s movie site
absolutely! surprised it hasn't gotten more traction lately. ralph fiennes and rachel weisz at their intense best in this thinly fictionalized account of big pharma unleashing deadly aids vaxxes on unsuspecting africans.
some other good ones: wag the dog, canadian bacon (john candy rules in that one) and for a hilarious parody of wokester brooklyn full of sight gags, fort tilden https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fort_tilden
Re The Constant Gardener, Le Carre said he was criticised for sensationalising the subject matter - he responded that if he'd written a non-fiction version, it would have been many times worse. Now confirmed ...
I would suggest folks check out the new documentary "The Viral Delusion" www.theviraldelusion.com as well. A bit more on the nose than these classics, but in the words of Dr. Sam Bailey it's "A Masterpiece."
Documentaries should be in a separate category. Thanks for this.
Thanks for your courageous and brilliant writing!
What a great post, Mark! And since you’re opening it up for suggestions, I admit I’ve been finding comfort in watching my sweet dad’s films lately. I hope others might reflect, escape, or simply enjoy some of them, too: 📽
- A favorite role of his (particularly apropos when thinking of our contemporary politicians and press) was that of Jack Burden in All the King’s Men
- Since you mention John Ford, My Darling Clementine is beautifully acted and filmed
- I never, ever tire of Red River - especially the witty dialogue and dynamic between Cherry and Matt
Thank you for all you continue to do. You are a blessing!
Obvious, but The Matrix
Check out They Live, Cindy. John Carpenter's cult classic that captures the current zeitgeist better than most
I think I saw it a long time ago but will check it out
Thanks!
And of course Dark City.
Thank you for these recommendations! Also timely for today: And the Band Played On
My comment is off-topic, but I hope it's acceptable nonetheless.
I want to recommend a newsletter called The Podium, written by a classical music insider who writes under the pen name Don Baton.
DB writes about the current state of the classical music world with welcome directness and depth, and he also embeds in his newsletter links to classical works that are underappreciated, relatively unknown, or unfairly neglected for any number of reasons. He introduces his readers to these works with historical, biographical, and musical insights which greatly broaden our appreciation of them. His writing style is engaging and a delight to read, too.
(If this sounds like a paid advertisement, it's not. I don't have any connection to Don Baton other than that of being an enthusiastic reader of his newsletter, nor do I know his real name.)
Here's his introductory post:
https://donb.substack.com/p/who-am-i
and here's the post he published today:
https://donb.substack.com/p/dons-weekly-listen-fibichs-symphony?utm_source=email
Appreciated by a Classical Music lover and trained Singer.
and so good to read about mans creative capacities for the good, thank you Prof Mark Crispin Miller.
my Czech born dad’s favorite was Smetana’s The Moldeau... beautiful!
If you have Amazon Prime, I recommend "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams" billed as a "sci-fi anthology series with stand-alone episodes based on the works of Philip K. Dick".
Episode 6 "Safe and Sound" is particularly excellent and relevant. Honestly I wonder how they got it past the censors.
WHY support AMAZON? BEZOS??
enemy of humanity1
Thanks so much Mark. I am in the middle of DOPESICK - an 8 part series on Hulu with Michael Keaton about OxyContin - so many parallels like FDA approval, revolving doors, etc - very well done.
Months ago I asked for others - Beyond the Red Pill -https://coronawise.substack.com/publish/post/45260742 including some recommended by Vee below.
Michael Keaton was so good, but that movie will make you so sick! Big Pharma keeps getting away with murder! And large money settlements are like a flea bite to their bottom line. May they all fry in HELL!!!
Has ANY BBIG PHARMA EMPLOYEE (S) EVER been JAILED?
USA citizens should let their politicians and judiciary know that Jail time is expected by their employers - YOU THE PEOPLE.
🎯🎯🎯
Watched twice!!
I thought there was only one season so far. Am I wrong? What I've watched is amazing.
It's only 8 episodes, I think. Limited series
Right - 8 episodes. Every detail parallels the Covid shots, Remdesivir - FDA role, revolving door, messaging, fudging statistics and graphs, denial, etc
Beavis and Butthead against the Universe. Accidentally fall into a black hole in 1996 and fall out in Woke 2022. ANybody else feel like they did that?