EMILY Review: Emily imagines Emily Bronte’s transformative and exhilarating journey into womanhood of a rebel and a misfit in her own story that inspired her novel, “Wuthering… Read more “Emily”
Category: History
The Dam Busters
THE DAM BUSTERS Review: Based on true events about the British who developed bouncing bombs in order to destroy six German dams in World War II.Director: Michael… Read more “The Dam Busters”
Benediction
BENEDICTION Review: A biographical drama film which explores the turbulent life of legendary 20th Century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Director: Terence DaviesActors: Tom Blyth, Kate Phillips,… Read more “Benediction”
The Courier
THE COURIER Review: Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to help prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis. Director: Dominic CookeActors:… Read more “The Courier”
Operation Finale
OPERATION FINALE Review: Fifteen years after the end of World War II, a team of top-secret agents track down Adolph Eichmann who masterminded the Holocaust. Director: Chris… Read more “Operation Finale”
Ammonite
AMMONITE Review: In 1840s England, palaeontologist, Mary Anning and a young woman Charlotte Murchison who is sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship that… Read more “Ammonite”
The King
THE KING Review: Henry V is crowned king after his tyrannical father dies in the 15th century. He must now navigate palace politics, the war his father… Read more “The King”
Operation Mincemeat
OPERATION MINCEMEAT Review: During 1943, two intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley use a dead man and use false papers to outwit German troops. Director: John… Read more “Operation Mincemeat”
Against the Ice
AGAINST THE ICE Review: In 1909, two men must fight to survive after they’re left behind while exploring Greenland’s vast landscape for a lost map. Director: Peter… Read more “Against the Ice”
Munich: The Edge of War
MUNICH: THE EDGE OF WAR Review: Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia while Neville Chamberlain’s government is trying to seek out a peaceful solution. Hugh Legat,… Read more “Munich: The Edge of War”
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