Underground (1995) – Emir Kusturica directs this vile and profane film. It is stupid and self-absorbed art-house junk attempting to … More
Author: Scott Head
WWII Film Review – Battle for Sevastopol
The 2015 film Battle for Sevastopol (Bitva za Sevastopol) follows the life of historic character Lyudmila Pavlichenko as she has … More
WWII Film Review – Sahara (1943)
How can you go wrong with Humphrey Bogart in a tank? Bogart plays Sergeant Joe Gunn in Sahara, a propaganda … More
WWII Film Review – Dark Blue World (Tmavomodrý svet, 2001)
If you are stricken by the romance of the skies, movies about the Battle of Britain have surely been among … More
WWII Film Review – Army of Crime (2009)
Army of Crime (“L’armée du crime” 2009) follows the story of a resistance cell made up of French Jews, ethnic … More
WWII Film Review – Max Manus, Man of War (2008)
Here’s a rousing adventure tale of WWII Norwegian war-hero Max Manus. Max Manus, Man of War follows a veteran of … More
WWII Film Review – Sea Wolves (1980)
How do you take down a group of Nazi radio ships in a neutral harbor on the Portuguese Indian coast? … More
WWII Film Review – Come and See (1985)
Elem Klimov’s 1985 film, Come and See (Idi i Smotri) is considered by many to be a very powerful anti-war … More
WWII Film Review – Black Book (2006)
Opening in Israel, the film Black Book takes us on a tale of betrayal and underground resistance. Rachel Stein reflects … More
WWII Film Review – Ambush (2009)
Ambush (2009), or Rukajärven tie in its original Finnish, is presented as a sequel to Pekka Perikka’s classic Winter War … More
War Movie Review: The Red and the White (Csillagosok, Katonák,1967)
The Red and the White (Csillagosok, katonák), directed by Miklós Jancsó, was recommended to me by some fellow film buffs … More
WWII Film Review – Attack on Leningrad (2009)
The 2009 film Attack on Leningrad was one I had to have. Being interested in the eastern front of WWII, … More
WWII Film Review – Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Grigori Chukhrai’s Ballad of a Soldier was crafted in the USSR in 1959. Its black and white, in Russian with … More
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