TESTAMENT OF YOUTH Review: An adaptation of Vera Brittain’s memoir about her experiences during World War I. She decides to abandon a hard-won place at Oxford University and… Read more “Testament of Youth”
Category: History
The Finest Hours
THE FINEST HOURS Review: Based on a true story and set in 1952. The Coast Guards make an attempt to rescue a pair of oil tankers that are destroyed during… Read more “The Finest Hours”
Anthropoid
ANTHROPOID Review: Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid. This was the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich who was the main architect behind… Read more “Anthropoid”
Silence
SILENCE Review: A historical drama set in the seventeenth century. Two Jesuit priests travel to Japan to find their missing mentor. They face the ultimate test of faith. This is… Read more “Silence”
Cold Mountain
COLD MOUNTAIN Review: Set in the American Civil War, just before heading home to North Carolina to see his sweetheart a soldier is seriously wounded in battle. On his way home he meets… Read more “Cold Mountain”
The Invisible Woman
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN Review: Charles Dickens is at the height of his career. He leaves his family and meets a much younger woman who becomes his lover until his death.… Read more “The Invisible Woman”
Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR Review: This is set during the time of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. It follows two best friends, Rafe and Danny, and their love… Read more “Pearl Harbor”
Barry Lyndon
BARRY LYNDON Review: Raymond Barry is a sensitive, ambitious and intelligent man but he finds himself in a society that has no use for him. He wins… Read more “Barry Lyndon”
Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT Review: Based on real events of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of widespread historical child sexual abuse within the local Catholic Archdiocese. As… Read more “Spotlight”
Ryan’s Daughter
RYAN’S DAUGHTER Review: A romantic war drama that takes place in the political turmoil of Ireland in 1916, Easter Rising. Rosy is a married woman and lives… Read more “Ryan’s Daughter”
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