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) is ordered to deliver a letter to the front-line warning
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 of the action. It's WWII, 1943, and twelve saboteurs have
Overlord
A squadron of US paratroopers is sent into a small village in France right ahead of D-Day to take down a particular clock tower, which hides a Nazi radio installation that relays communications between Berlin
Border (Gräns)
Tina (Eva Melander) is an unprepossessing customs officer at a an international ferry port; she looks different from other people due to a chromosome flaw as she will explain. She also has a unique talent
Dunkirk
Director Christoper Nolan lets us experience 'Dunkirk' by means of three storylines: one on land, one in the air, and one on the sea. With dialogue being minimal, it is all about the combination of
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 Feraud (played by Harvey Keitel) stabs the son of an
Their Finest
Catrin Cole (played by Gemma Arterton) appears married to a handsome but struggling artist/painter Ellis Cole (Jack Huston), and against his wishes decides to get a job in order to shore up the couple’s frail
Anthropoid
Reinhard Heydrich was Hitler's third highest ranking officer, who had earned himself nicknames such as the Butcher of Prague and the Blond Beast. The Czech government was in exile in London at the time, and
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, but it's trying to be more as well. The story is
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, but it is the best so far. Helen Mirren plays