Tag: WWII

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

HACKSAW RIDGE [2016]

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Mel Gibson Written by Andrew Knight (screenplay), Robert Schenkkan (screenplay) Starring: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey The movie sets the tone by beginning with a fiery scene, in which we see destruction and mayhem on the battlefield. Our main character Desmond… Continue Reading “HACKSAW RIDGE [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: 2016, Andrew Garfield, Andrew Knight, blood father, braveheart, conscientious objector, Desmond Doss, hacksaw ridge, Japan, Luke Bracey, medics, Mel Gibson, Mel Gibson is NOT back, Okinawa, overrated, pacific theatre of battle, passion of the christ, Robert Schenkkan, Sam Worthington, war is hell, word war II, WWII

SON OF SAUL [2015]

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by László Nemes Written by László Nemes, Clara Royer Starring: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn Son of Saul was Hungary’s nominee for the best foreign language film Oscar, and it is easy to see why. Films about the holocaust are often labelled… Continue Reading “SON OF SAUL [2015]”

Category: 2015, Film, ForeignTags: #MUSTWATCH, 2015 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, Auschwitz, Clara Royer, concentration camp, Drama, foreign film, Géza Röhrig, Germany, Holocaust, Hungary, jewish prisoners, László Nemes, oscar nomination[, Sonderkommando, World War II, WWII

13 Minutes (Elser – Er hätte die Welt verändert) [2015]

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, Written by Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer (screenplay), Fred Breinersdorfer (screenplay) Starring: Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, Johann von Bülow 13 Minutes is a great example of a film with a simplistic plot that actually has a lot of meat on its… Continue Reading “13 Minutes (Elser – Er hätte die Welt verändert) [2015]”

Category: 2015, Film, ForeignTags: #MUSTWATCH, 13 Minutes, 2015, Adolf hitler, assassination attempt on Hitler, Burghart Klaußner, Christian Friedel, Elser – Er hätte die Welt verändert, foreign film, Fred Breinersdorfer, Georg Elser, German Film, Gestapo, Heinrich Müller, Johann von Bülow, Katharina Schüttler, Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer, Oliver Hirschbiegel, SS Obergruppenführer, world war 2, World War II, WWII

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]”