Tag: New Age

Gimme Truth … or should that be Liberty Than Condemnation?

At Hot Docs 2026, Gimme Truth explores conspiracy culture, spiritual identity, and fringe belief systems with a detached, observant eye. Rather than proving or debunking its subjects, the film watches how people build meaning, community, and personal mythology around the ideas they hold dear.

GIMMIE TRUTH Faux PosterWorld Premiere at Hot Docs 2026

What is the truth behind Gimme Truth, a documentary that questions the various beliefs circulating around the world? From conspiracy narratives that include 9/11 to New Age World Orders, there is a wide range of material on display. Filmmakers Simon Ennis and Brad Abrahams seem less interested in proving or disproving anything than in observing how these ideas spread. Through Hot Docs 2026, running this weekend, the response from many viewers may well be a simple, “Oh, really?” after watching it.

As for facts and verification, that responsibility feels deliberately left to the viewer. That is partly why the film opens at Conscious Life Expos. These gatherings are filled with people who are not easily categorised as “hippies,” but rather individuals who believe they are attuned to a higher frequency, if not a wider range of thought.

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Godzilla Singular Point’s Mixed Metaphor

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(The Vintage Tempest)

On Netflix
Spoiler Alert

Gojira has evolved with the times. Previous treatments during specific decades saw him as either a metaphor of systematic destruction, humanity’s relationship with nature, or simply be a reluctant hero. Ever since his introduction in 1954, the story direction had no definitive bible for future filmmakers to consult or even abide by. That eventually changed circa 1984 with Return of Godzilla (known as the Heisei era) where each film interconnects and again 1999 (Millennium). The ideas being offered per movie didn’t always pan out and the latest, starting with Shin Godzilla (2016) is getting way out there. 

The series Godzilla: Singular Point depicts him as absolutely primordial. He is on an evolutionary path to destruction and rebirth. From a giant sea wurm to a dinosaur, he’s not to be reckoned with. Instead of a relic of a prehistoric age, he’s now a nexus point where all things (not necessarily human life) begin and end. 

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