Grave of the Fireflies
A Japanese brother and sister (Tsutomu Tatsumi and Ayano Shiraishi) struggle to survive the end of World War II in Studio Ghibli’s only 12A-rated feature. Isao Takahata’s (Pom Poko, The Tale […]
Tag Archives: War
Da 5 Bloods
Newly released on Netflix, Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods seeks to rectify the whitewashing of war movies – think 2012’s Red Tails but with more Marvin Gaye and less George […]
I’ve Never Seen… Casablanca
If anyone in the future is reading this, we’re all currently stuck indoors due to a virus that’s closed the cinemas (a massive blow to Sonic the Hedgehog fans) and […]
1917
Based on his grandfather’s First World War stories, Sam Mendes’ new feature follows two young soldiers (George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman) tasked with delivering a vital message behind enemy lines. […]
Fear and Desire
Deep behind enemy lines, four soldiers who are cut off from their army (Paul Mazursky, Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Steve Coit) ponder their fate and their prospects of finding a […]
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Calvin (Sam Harris) is a World War Two veteran who killed Hitler in a secret mission, and now lives out his life peacefully in a small town. That is, until […]
Operation Petticoat
Navy Admiral Matt Sherman (Cary Grant) visits his old submarine, the USS Sea Tiger, as it’s about to be decommissioned. He reminisces about its glory days from his crew’s restoration […]
Monos
On a Colombian mountaintop a group of teenage soldiers are left in charge of Shakira the cow and an American prisoner (Julianne Nicholson). But before you can say Lord of […]
Dr Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Stanley Kubrick supposedly intended Dr Strangelove to be a serious Cold War thriller but ended up making a comedy due to the unavoidable absurdity of the situation. But in an […]
Hacksaw Ridge
Based on the true story of Desmond Doss, Hacksaw Ridge is about the pacifist who enlisted in the US military as a medic in World War Two but refused to […]
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