Mrs. Miniver
Call it Cavalcade, the Sequel. But really, folks, that’s almost accurate, and I don’t use the name to totally diminish the movie. I didn’t mind Cavalcade, and actually found some […]
Tag Archives: WWII
AFI Top 100 Discussion: Casablanca
AFI Top 100 Discussion is a series of posts dedicated to dialogues concerning the best of American Cinema as designated by the American Film Institute. Jon Harrison of A Cinematic Odyssey and […]
A Canterbury Tale
I’m really, really sad to say it, but I do not believe A Canterbury Tale is a good film. One of the World War II propaganda films by one of […]
The Bridge on the River Kwai
I have actually seen The Bridge on the River Kwai before, but I knew I didn’t understand it. I love when this opportunity comes around, to revisit a movie I […]
October 2015 Blindspot: Pan’s Labyrinth
The Blindspot Series is a series of twelve posts spread throughout the year designed to offer bloggers a chance to catch up classic films we somehow may have missed. Started […]
AFI Top 100 Discussion: Cabaret
Back in January 2014, my buddy Jon Harrison of A Cinematic Odyssey and I started a series of posts discussing the films of AFI’s top 100 list (the tenth anniversary […]
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game‘s story may be more fascinating than its presentation, but nevertheless it’s a good film. The story of Alan Turing makes for some heartbreaking drama, but the film […]
Unbroken
I was pleasantly surprised by Unbroken. Going in, I expected your standard obligatory Oscar bait, which in a way it is, but it’s done incredibly well. The picture is made […]
49th Parallel
49th Parallel (titled The Invaders in the US) is one of many in a series of WWII propaganda films written by Emeric Pressburger and directed by Michael Powell. It is […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel‘s main attraction is Wes Anderson’s style. As per usual, it’s a bit hard to get meaning out of this film because you’re too busy being delighted […]
The Soul of the Plot 