Genre: World War II (Page 2)
World War IILetters from Iwo Jima (2006) Review
Clint Eastwood's Japanese-language masterpiece. Ken Watanabe as General Kuribayashi.
World War IIMidway (1976) and Midway (2019) Review
Two substantial adaptations of the Battle of Midway. 1976 ensemble approach with Charlton Heston and Toshiro Mifune.
True StoryTora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Review
Foundational dual-perspective Pearl Harbor film. Equal substantive treatment of American and Japanese forces.
epicThe Longest Day (1962) Review
John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Sean Connery, Richard Burton. The Longest Day is the gold standard for D-Day filmmaking.
World War IIA Bridge Too Far (1977) Review
Richard Attenborough's massive ensemble WWII epic about Operation Market Garden. Legendary cast across Allied and German command.
World War IIThe Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Review
David Lean's POW masterpiece. Alec Guinness's career-defining performance as Colonel Nicholson.
World War IIThe Great Escape (1963) Review
John Sturges's perfect ensemble war film. Steve McQueen and the legendary cast.
World War IISaving Private Ryan (1998) Review
Steven Spielberg's WWII masterpiece. Omaha Beach opening is the best war scene ever filmed.
ActionCaptain America: The First Avenger (2011) Review
The 1940s adventure that built the franchise's moral foundation. The 9 reflects honest evaluation of the most disciplined origin film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the entry that gave the franchise its moral center.
World War IIThe Dirty Dozen (1967) Review
The Dirty Dozen is the better-known cousin of The Devil's Brigade, released a year earlier in 1967 to massive box office success. This is going to be a different kind of review because the experience was different.
World War IIThe Devil’s Brigade (1968) Review
William Holden, Cliff Robertson, and the true story of the joint US-Canadian commando unit that earned a German nickname. The film tells the true story of the First Special Service Force, a joint American-Canadian commando unit assembled in 1942 to…