Tag: #war

DUNKIRK [2017]

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Jordan Dodd

Directed and Written by Christopher Nolan Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Aneurin Barnard, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, James D’Arcy Is this the best war film ever made? It is certainly the most suspenseful, tension filled experience of the genre, perhaps of any… Continue Reading “DUNKIRK [2017]”

Category: 2017, FilmTags: #war, Aneurin Barnard, Christopher nolan, Cillian Murphy, Damien Bonnard, Dunkirk, Fionn Whitehead, James D'Arcy, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, World War II, WWII

A PERFECT DAY [2015]

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa Written by Fernando León de Aranoa, Diego Farias Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko, Mélanie Thierry, Fedja Stukan War is hell. I don’t think anyone but businessmen or neo-nazis could disagree with that, but rather than… Continue Reading “A PERFECT DAY [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: #war, aid-workers, Balkans war, Benicio Del Toro, black comedy, Dark Comedy, Diego Farias, Fedja Stukan, Fernando León de Aranoa, Melanie Thierry, Olga Kurylenko, Tim Robbins, war is hell

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT [2016]

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Written by Robert Carlock (screenplay), Kim Barker (book) Starring: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott, Billy Bob Thornton I was sceptical about this when I read the plot synopsis; a war-based comedy, or a… Continue Reading “WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: #war, 2016, Afghanistan, black comedy, Dark Comedy, Drama, dramedy, Iraq, Middle-East, Pakinstan, terrorism, tragicomedy, war on terror, what is it good for?, whiskey tango foxtrot, WTF

BLINDSIDED BY GALLIPOLI [1981]

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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So it is that time of year. Flu season. Hip Hooray! I normally don’t really care about such minor symptoms, but this flu has somehow messed me up much more mentally than it has physically. I’ve never experienced that before, I feel perpetually under-slept!… Continue Reading “BLINDSIDED BY GALLIPOLI [1981]”

Category: 1980's, Blogathons!, FilmTags: #ANZAC, #Gallipoli, #war, #WWI, 1980's, 1981, Australia, Australian Film, Bill Kerr, David Williamson, Drama, Ernest Raymond, Mark Lee, Mel Gibson, Peter Weir, World War I

AFFF: DIPLOMACY (Diplomatie) [2014]

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed By Volker Schlöndorff, Written by Cyril Gely (play), Cyril Gely (adaptation) Starring: André Dussollier, Niels Arestrup, This film made for a very interesting modern double to follow the classic french war film Le Grande Illusion, which I saw mere hours before watching this.… Continue Reading “AFFF: DIPLOMACY (Diplomatie) [2014]”

Category: Film Festivals, ForeignTags: #war, André Dussollier, Cyril Gely, diplomacy, diplomatie, Drama, film festival, French Film Festival, Général von Choltitz, Niels Arestrup, Paris, Raoul Nordling, Volker Schlöndorff, WWII

THE WATER DIVINER [2014]

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Russell Crowe, Written by Andrew Knight, Andrew Anastasios Starring: Russell Crowe, Isabel Lucas, Jai Courtney, Olga Kurylenko, Dan Wyllie, Cem Yilmaz, and Yilmaz Erdogan I will be the first to admit that I have never been a fan of Russell Crowe…. Apart… Continue Reading “THE WATER DIVINER [2014]”