PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN Review: During World War II, Tommy Shelby is drawn out of his isolation from the criminal world and returns to a bombed… Read more “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man”
Category: History
Words of War
WORDS OF WAR Review: Based on a true story about journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a war correspondent who fought for an independent voice in Putin’s Russia. Director: James… Read more “Words of War”
Nicky’s Family
NICKY’S FAMILY Review: A documentary about the nearly forgotten Nicholas Winton, who successfully organized the rescue of 669 Jewish children from Czechoslovakia just before the outbreak of… Read more “Nicky’s Family”
Nuremberg
NUREMBERG Review: A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before they go on trial at Nuremberg although forms a disturbing bond with war criminal Hermann Goring. Director: James… Read more “Nuremberg”
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON Review: Focuses on the early years of St. Francis of Assisi before his conversion experience through his audience with Pope Innocent III, including… Read more “Brother Sun, Sister Moon”
Hamnet
HAMNET Review: This historical drama imagines the life of Agnes and William Shakespeare, and how they cope after losing their son Hamnet to plague. Director: Chloe ZhaoActors:… Read more “Hamnet”
The Choral
THE CHORAL Review: Dr. Guthrie a new choirmaster sets an ambitious task in the Yorkshire town of Ramsden’s choral society after a number of the young boys… Read more “The Choral”
Man on Wire
MAN ON WIRE Review: A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s daring, but illegal, high-wire routine strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in… Read more “Man on Wire”
The Act of Killing
THE ACT OF KILLING Review: A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to re-enact their mass-killings in fictionalised form. Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous and Christine… Read more “The Act of Killing”
Dark Waters
DARK WATERS Review: A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against one of the world’s largest chemical companies that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.… Read more “Dark Waters”
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