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World War II

  • Retrospectives

    ‘Hart’s War’ Is One Big Surprise After Another

    by Kali Tuttle March 18, 2022
    by Kali Tuttle March 18, 2022

    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.…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘The English Patient’ Is a Villain Origin Story

    by Kali Tuttle December 3, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle December 3, 2021

    Ralph Fiennes excels at playing villains, even when he isn’t necessarily trying to. The English Patient is a good example of this. Even though Laszlo de Almásy (Fiennes) is our main character that we should sympathize with,…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    Speer Goes to Hollywood’ Is an Intriguing Documentary That Doesn’t Answer all of its Questions

    by Ingrid Dendievel October 28, 2021
    by Ingrid Dendievel October 28, 2021

    If you have never heard about Albert Speer, this documentary is a great introduction to his life. He grew up in a bourgeois family and studied architecture and eventually became a confidant of Hitler. He…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Wife of a Spy’ Is a Beautiful, Mysterious Historical Drama

    by Ingrid Dendievel September 29, 2021
    by Ingrid Dendievel September 29, 2021

    Wife of a Spy won the Silver Bear for Best Director at last year’s Venice Film Festival. I had heard of director and co-writer Kiyoshi Kurosawa (not related to the late great master of Japanese…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’: A Modern ‘Schindler’s List’

    by Adina Bernstein May 18, 2021
    by Adina Bernstein May 18, 2021

    After the Holocaust, the catchphrase “Never Again” caught fire. It was supposed to be the reminder of what hate and prejudice can do to humanity. But in the 76 years since World War II ended,…

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    A Series of Thoughts I Had While Watching ‘The Dig’

    by Danny O'Dea April 9, 2021
    by Danny O'Dea April 9, 2021

    “That was a pretty savage review that Adina had, let’s see what it’s actually like.” “Ralph Fiennes is really leaning into this whole pipe schtick. I wonder if that’ll be a thing this whole movie?”…

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  • DramaReviews

    Jewish International Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’

    by Danny O'Dea March 20, 2021
    by Danny O'Dea March 20, 2021

    Judith Kerr was nearly 50 years old when she heard something she could not excuse. Her children remarked to her one night that they had always imagined her childhood as being similar to The Sound…

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    ‘The Dig’ Is Not Worth the Ground It Is Built On

    by Adina Bernstein February 14, 2021
    by Adina Bernstein February 14, 2021

    When we think of archeology, we think of exotic locales, hordes of ancient buried treasures, and danger coming from the locals who are not pleased by the sudden appearance of strangers. But in reality, it…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021 Review: ‘Landscapes of Resistance’

    by Liam Trump February 7, 2021
    by Liam Trump February 7, 2021

    Creating an intimate documentary that goes deep into an individual’s backstory can be one of the most difficult types of film to do right. The level of intimacy necessary can be difficult to capture and dip…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘The Great Dictator’: A Satire with an Always Vital Message

    by Adina Bernstein October 8, 2020
    by Adina Bernstein October 8, 2020

    War is complicated. Humanity is complicated. Put them together and there is a perfect storm of destruction and loss of life. But satire has a way of allowing us to both laugh and think clearly.…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘To Be or Not to Be’: 1942 or 1983?

    by Adina Bernstein May 13, 2020
    by Adina Bernstein May 13, 2020

    Wartime comedies must walk a fine line. Obviously, they have to be funny. But they also have to fully present in a world in which war is the norm. In 1942, the original To Be or…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and Putting a New Spin on World War II and The Holocaust

    by Adina Bernstein August 30, 2019
    by Adina Bernstein August 30, 2019

    Every writer or director has his or her own signature style. Quentin Tarantino’s signature films contain violence, humor, a slightly out-there narrative, and many callbacks to the films ans shows that he loved growing up.…

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  • DramaReviews

    Film Review – The Aftermath (2019)

    by Adina Bernstein March 23, 2019
    by Adina Bernstein March 23, 2019

    War has a way of changing everything, relationships included. The new movie, The Aftermath, based on the book by Rhidian Brook, dives into this idea, looking into the aftermath of war and the repercussions that…

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  • HorrorReviews

    Film Review – Overlord (2018)

    by Collin Willis November 13, 2018
    by Collin Willis November 13, 2018

    I recently lost a sizeable amount of faith in J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot. The Cloverfield Paradox was so bad that the famed director sank down a few notches in my mental rankings. That being…

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