BRIDGE OF SPIES Review: This film is based on a true story and is set during the Cold War. Tells the story of James Donovan who is… Read more “Bridge of Spies”
Category: History
Apollo 13
APOLLO 13 Review: This tells the story of the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 moon mission and the failure that showed NASA at its best. Director: Ron Howard… Read more “Apollo 13”
Mrs. Brown
MRS. BROWN Review: Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband Albert. A relationship develops between her and her servant Brown three years after… Read more “Mrs. Brown”
Elizabeth
ELIZABETH Review: The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I. She is the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Director: Shekhar Kapur Actors: Cate… Read more “Elizabeth”
Selma
SELMA Review: Based around Martin Luther King and the marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Director: Ava DuVernay Actors: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth,… Read more “Selma”
The Great Escape
THE GREAT ESCAPE Review: Based on a true story of Allied prisoners of war who managed to escape from a Nazi prison camp during World War II.… Read more “The Great Escape”
Mr.Turner
MR.TURNER i Review: Explores the last quarter century of the British painter J.M.W. Turner. Director: Mike Leigh Actors: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson and Dorothy Atkinson Year: 2014… Read more “Mr.Turner”
A Royal Affair
A ROYAL AFFAIR Review: Based on a true story about a love triangle between the insane Danish King Christian VII, the royal physician and Queen Caroline Mathilda.… Read more “A Royal Affair”
Bel Ami
BEL AMI Review: This is the story of Georges Duroy, who travels through Paris in the 1890’s. He rises to power through his manipulation of the city’s… Read more “Bel Ami”
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM Review: This is the story of Nelson Mandela’s life journey. It takes us all the way through from childhood to when he… Read more “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
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