War

If you didn’t know before you sat down to watch Fear and Desire, you would probably never guess that it was a Stanley Kubrick film. It doesn’t have the same trademarks that some of his later films…

The Hook is a lesser-known war film concerning the end of the Korean War. It details the story of three soldiers forced with the difficult decision to execute a prisoner of war that fell into their…

The absurdly long-overdue second installment of Films from the Peninsula has finally arrived! In keeping with this column’s aim of recommending classics in Korean film history (the first of which was Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine), I’ve chosen…

Before watching Hart’s War, I had read no summary of the movie. I knew it took place in World War II and had Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. Other than that, I was completely in the dark.…

I don’t know about you, but I certainly didn’t go into Outside the Wire expecting it to function as a critique of the U.S. military. Mikael Håfström’s latest operates with the idea that if the military continues…

Beau Travail is the 1999 cult classic from renowned director, Claire Denis. It tells the story of Galoup, an ex-Foreign Legion officer who recalls his time leading troops in the country of Djibouti; and thanks…

World War II was as far-reaching as its name would suggest. Not only did soldiers and civilians die, but their friends, families, and even hometown acquaintances were all affected by this devastating war. Summerland highlights…

When starting Sergio, I knew nothing about the movie or its main character. The name sounded sexy. In my imagination, I thought I was going to watch a thriller. On the poster, I saw a…

The Green Mile celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, so of course, we need to discuss it. However, the same old ideas get discussed in every other post about movies having an anniversary. The article…

‘Tis the season for emotional death scenes and warfaring set pieces it seems! Between Endgame’s arrival last month and Game of Thrones’ final season, war is everywhere on our screens at the moment. Pulling off…

When you come across a movie with a $2-$3 million budget in the United States, you would expect it to be something that A24 spits out that has actors you’ve never seen before in an…

Peter Jackson is at the helm of this documentary that takes 100-year old black and white, silent film footage and restores it, enhances it, and colorizes it. These technological transformations help bring the footage to…

Twenty years ago, The Thin Red Line (1998) hit theaters nationwide. I wonder how many people still remember this thought-provoking film. It had a tough competitor that year at the Oscars: Saving Private Ryan (1998). Not only that,…

For the longest time, The Deer Hunter was one of those movies that I knew I should watch, but never got around to doing so, that is until my father essentially forced me to sit down and…

I’m going to be honest with you: when I first saw the trailer for Outlaw King, I was full of nothing but doubts. My initial expectations surrounding the abilities of both Chris Pine and Aaron…

When it comes to war movies, there are two wars that seem to get way more silver screen recognition than the others: the Vietnam War and World War II. While this makes for some great…

Tropic Thunder (2008) yanks its audience from their seat and doesn’t put them down until the last of the credits have rolled by. It gathers veteran comedic actors and basically says, “Okay, now pretend you’re filming…

Take that question mark out of the title — Saving Private Ryan (1998) is the greatest war movie ever, period. It has a star-studded cast, brilliant choreography, an experienced director, and it isn’t afraid to show the…

On April 27, 2018, North Korea and South Korea reached an agreement to formally end the Korean War that began in 1950. For those of you who don’t know, the Korean War never officially ended…

There’s no doubting that many skew towards hard-hitting, dramatic features when bestowing a film with the label of “great.”  Honestly, I can’t say I blame people for doing so; there’s a sense of raw power…

Hollywood has made a living off of displaying the heroic acts of some of our finest soldiers, showing how war takes a physical and mental toll on an individual.  12 Strong, the declassified story of the…

War has a knack for offering a visceral impact on the big screen.  War movies can provide massively scaled fights on a battlefield or merely look into the psyche of a human and the effect…

Christopher Nolan is many’s favorite director of all-time, and he has a new film in theaters, Dunkirk!  Many pointed to this film as a contender for the best movie of the summer, citing the director…