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”
Category: War
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”
To Be or Not to Be
TO BE OR NOT TO BE Review: During the Nazi occupation of Poland, acting couple Joseph and Maria Tura become embroiled in a Polish soldier’s efforts to… Read more “To Be or Not to Be”
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”
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB Review: U.S, Air Force General Ripper triggers an irrevocable scheme which is to attack… Read more “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb”
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”
Summerland
SUMMERLAND Review: A reclusive Englishwoman is forced to take in a World War II evacuee against her will. Director: Jessica SwaleActors: Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton,… Read more “Summerland”
Son of Saul
SON OF SAUL Review: Review: During World War II, a Jewish-Hungarian worker at the Auschwitz concentration camp is on a mission to try and find a rabbi… Read more “Son of Saul”
Six Minutes to Midnight
SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT Review: In the summer of 1939, a secret agent takes up a teaching position at a boarding school with 20 German teen girls.… Read more “Six Minutes to Midnight”
The Cruel Sea
THE CRUEL SEA Review: A documentary-style account of life on board a British convoy escort ship and its officers during World War II. Director: Charles Frend Actors:… Read more “The Cruel Sea”
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