Films taking place during historical events
American Made (2017) Review
Cruisin at 10,000 feet American Made (2017): 8 out of 10: Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman take a page out of Martin Scorsese’s book […]
History
Goodbye Uncle Tom (Farewell Uncle Tom) (Addio Zio Tom) (1971) Review
Italian Roots Goodbye Uncle Tom (Farewell Uncle Tom) (Addio Zio Tom) (1971): 7 out of 10: Well, they don’t make them like this anymore and […]
Quiz Show (1994) Review
Quiz Show gets overlooked when we talk about great films from the nineties but it really shouldn’t. It has aged exceptionally well and is in many ways more relevant today than during its initial run.
Defiance (2008) Review
It is not that easy to make a mainstream Holocaust film, release it in December, and get no nominations* for Golden Globes or Oscars. Defiance is trying too hard.
The Last Samurai (2003) Review
I still recommend The Last Samurai highly however as a thinking mans action movie.
Valkyrie (2008) Review
Valkyrie… Valkyrie… Valkyrie Profile (SPOILER ALERT) Valkyrie (2008): 6 out of 10: Roger Ebert pointed out a fundamental problem with Valkerie in his 1975 review […]
Van Helsing (2004) Review
Someday the mountain might get ’em, but the law never will Van Helsing (2004): 7 out of 10: The titular Van Helsing finds himself sent […]
Hero (Ying Xiong) (2002) Review
Hero is a frustrating movie since the lack of emotional investment keeps one at such a distance that all you can do is admire the pretty pictures. Credit where credit is due they deliver those pretty pictures in spades.
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) Review
500 channels and nothing on. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession: 4 out of 10: Well, they got the obsession part right. Jerry Harvey was the […]