It’s important to keep the wants and desires of the median customer in mind. (Still of a customer saying ‘Ooh, NAVY SEALS,’ in the film ‘Clerks.’)
Harper’s this week published a lengthy...
This is such a fascinatingly subdued movie so bereft of both Ritchie's stylistic flamboyance in pictures like SNATCH or ROCK 'N' ROLLA or THE GENTLEMEN and his starker affectation in more recent pictures...
Imagine Inglourious Basterds without the intelligent plotting, the engaging dialogue, the captivating characters, the witty humor, the expert pacing, the unbearable tension, or the palpable stakes, but...
"Ripsnorting Movie About Brave British Commandos and Spies"
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4.0 Stars Apocalypse Now is a ridiculous film. It is a product of so many things/ideas, A classic literary work (Heart of Darkness), an expression of America's cultural confusion and regret from the Vietnam War, and the hellish production of the film its self. This is why it has so much staying power in the canon of films. It's a conversation piece that can be followed down so many different avenues...
A Review of Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” All lovers of horror movies have developed the faculty of seeing the deeper visions hidden behind layers of shlock. I liken it to a kind of...
Heartbreakingly raw, and shot entirely on mobile phones, Afghan director Hassan Fazili documents his own family’s experience as refugees. Fazili, his wife, and their two young daughters set out on a...
Girls just wanna become highly trained killing machines...at least this one does. Senator Lillian DeHaven (Anne Bancroft - The Graduate) pressures the Navy to integrate women, starting with a single woman,...
Set in the midst of WWII, this tearjerker based on Michael Ondaatje’s novel focuses on four characters who find refuge in an Italian villa. The “English patient” (Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest...
This dystopian-futuristic thriller from enigmatic filmmaker Abel Ferrara (Pasolini) takes place in a war-and-terrorism-torn Rome, where historical and religious buildings are blown up. Elite soldier JJ...
The then-capital of China, Nanjing, was occupied by Japanese troops in 1937-38. The situation devolved into a massacre, where China claims the troops killed hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers and...
As the British Army fights in trenches and tunnels during WWI, two soldiers are tasked with delivering a message that means life or death for an entire battalion--including one of their own brothers. In...
This monumental World War II movie captured five Academy Awards, including Best Director, Steven Spielberg. The story begins with a realistic battle on the beaches of Normandy and follows Captain Miller...
Based on Marie Brenner’s book Marie Colvin’s Private War, this movie follows the career of celebrated war correspondent Marie Colvin—from staring down warlords to fleeing gunfire, all for the sake...
At the edge of the Civil War, Missouri Bushwhackers and Union Jayhawkers are in a heated battle. Jake Roedel (Tobey Maguire - Brothers) and Jack Chiles (Skeet Ulrich - Scream), are joined by George Clyde...
Based on the true story written by Adam Makos, Devotion tells the story of Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors - Jungleland), the first Black aviator to complete the Navy’s basic training program, and Tom Hudner...
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