1917
It is 1917, WWI, trench warfare continues between the English and the Germans in the flatlands of northern France. Lance corporal Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman)…
Genres: War
28
January
19
March
The 12th Man
The opening scene of this movie about the true story of Operation Martin, and of Jan Baalsrud in particular, puts us straight in the middle…
18
March
Overlord
It's 1944. A squadron of US paratroopers is ordered to a small village in France right ahead of D-Day to take down a particular clock…
06
March
Border (Gräns)
The implication of the word ‘border’ migrates in its essence from the literal to the fantastical to the allegorical as the plot of this genre-defying…
30
July
Dunkirk
Dunkirk is a very different kind of war movie. The dialogue is kept to a minimum, and the visuals and score do all the talking.…
24
May
The Duellists
Ridley Scott's debut as director is a historical drama, based on a Joseph Conrad story, set in the time of Napoleon. An impetuous hussar lieutenant…
02
May
Their Finest
“Their Finest” is a period drama/romance set in a UK government film propaganda unit during the early days of World War II. The odd title…
26
October
Anthropoid
Reinhard Heydrich was Hitler's third highest ranking officer, in 1941 put in charge of Bohemia and Moravia. He was based in Prague to ensure that…
08
June
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (7/10)
'Directed by Michael Bay' has sort of become synonymous with sexy visuals of violent action, cheap thrills and/or mega explosions. This movie has those elements,…
19
May
Eye in the Sky (9/10)
"Eye in the Sky" is not the first film to tackle the moral issues associated with drone warfare - “Good Kill” was one, “Unmanned” another,…