"...what's the reason? Well if it prospers then none dare call it treason". This is perhaps the perfect summary of the conspiracy surrounding the assassination of President John F Kennedy. Back in the early-mid 90s when I was at my most inquisitive, the film that I played every day and remembered more vividly than any other was Oliver Stone’s epic “JFK”. Now, in the early 00’s, when I currently am at my most debatable and questioningly inquisitive (in an educationally enlightening way), the movie that I play more than any other and the one that serves to intrigue more than any other is…still, Oliver ...  Read the complete review

When this film was released in 1991, it was instantly met with a mixture of either great praise or great condemnation, mainly due to its content. Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and films are made of them all the time. many consider the approach by director Oliver Stone to be too much of a reaching branch, full of holes and contradictions, and wonder why Stone couldn't have focused on a different conspiracy theory - there were enough of them floating around after all. However, it must be remembered that while this may have a certain amount of Stone' personal beliefs and theories thrust into it, it is still a film, and a fictional one at that. Personally, I prefer to .  Read the complete review

JFK was a classic film from 1991 that caused controversy in almost every quarter. Oliver Stone is not afraid to do this and he insilled anger and amazement in equal measure from everyone who watched this epic movie. Like so many big historical events there will always be conspiracy theories floating about and the belief that everything is not all that is seems or black and white. I happen to not neccessarily believe all these theories but am interested to read the opinions on these subjects. The assassination of President John. F. Kennedy on November 22nd 1963 was no exception to the rule and rumours were rife and still are today about the true ...  Read the complete review

Conspiracy theories. I actually enjoy them. Don't get me wrong, I don't prepare them or wallow in them or anything, but I'll follow an argument long enough to come to a judgment on whether there's enough motive, opportunity and evidence to substantiate whatever's being alleged. If we're honest, we all do this to one extent or another. But conspiracy theories, and their theorists, have become dirty words in recent times, derided as paranoid loons in darkened rooms eager to convince us that there are worldwide secret organisations out there at once controlling world politics while simultaneously trying to silence internet nerds like them on ...  Read the complete review

Oliver Stone has often been derided as a paranoid conspiracy theorist who tends to use the cinema as a battleground for his own personal wars. As a Vietnam Vet, he tends to plan his projects in the same way the Nazis planned their fateful raid on Stalingrad - bold in concept, meticulously planned, but ultimately too much to bite off. The stereotyped image of Stone as a raving fear merchant quickly dissolves during a viewing of 'JFK', which, incidentally, is his only overtly conspiracy based work to date. It comes as a surprise, given his reputation, that Stone lucidly and cool-headedly assembles all his evidence, convincing and otherwise, and ...  Read the complete review