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”
Category: History
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”
Belfast
BELFAST Review: A nine-year-old boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the violence in the late 1960s. Director: Kenneth BranaghActors: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitriona Balfe, Jamie… Read more “Belfast”
Free State of Jones
FREE STATE OF JONES Review: In 1863, Newt Knight, a disillusioned Confederate Army deserter returns to Mississippi. He is opposed to slavery and he would rather help… Read more “Free State of Jones”
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL Review: A romance sparks between Peter Turner, a young actor, and a Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame. Director: Paul McGuiganActors: Annette Bening,… Read more “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool”
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