War Films

  Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) and Paul Conroy (Jamie Dornan) (L-R) fearfully drive through a war zone in “A Private War” (Photo Credit: Aviron Pictures).… Magazine Topics: Film Review: Eastwood Makes Legendary War Flick with ‘American Sniper’ Film Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Gruesome But Great Movie Review: ‘Fury’

  Jon Hamm stars in “Beirut” (Photo Credit: Sife Eddine El Amine/Bleeker Street).     Intense and Interesting, But Not Great    1/2 Former U.S.… Magazine Topics: Film Review: Eastwood Makes Legendary War Flick with ‘American Sniper’ Film Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Gruesome But Great Movie Review: ‘Fury’

  (Photo Credit: Universal Pictures)   Painfully Powerful    1/2 Clichés can become problematic. Yes, Americans often thank soldiers for their service but how does… Magazine Topics: Film Review: Eastwood Makes Legendary War Flick with ‘American Sniper’ Film Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Gruesome But Great Movie Review: ‘Fury’

  (Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)   Winning Record    1/2 From a business standpoint, not a creative standpoint, filmmaker Christopher Nolan seems like the… Magazine Topics: Film Review: Eastwood Makes Legendary War Flick with ‘American Sniper’ Film Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Gruesome But Great Movie Review: ‘Fury’

  Rapper/actor Common stars as Gunny Martin in “Meagan Leavey” (Photo Credit: Jacob Yakob/Bleecker Street).     Unbreakable Bonds    “Meagan Leavey” does not shine… Magazine Topics: Film Review: Eastwood Makes Legendary War Flick with ‘American Sniper’ Film Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Gruesome But Great Movie Review: ‘Fury’

  (Photo Credit: Roadside Atrractions)     Giving American Soldiers Their Just Due    Despite all of the recognition and adoration American soldiers receive; often… Magazine Topics: Film Review: Eastwood Makes Legendary War Flick with ‘American Sniper’ Film Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Gruesome But Great Movie Review: ‘Fury’

  (Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Classics)   War is War    War is war regardless of who the good guys are and who the bad… Magazine Topics: Film Review: Eastwood Makes Legendary War Flick with ‘American Sniper’ Film Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Gruesome But Great Movie Review: ‘Fury’

  Andrew Garfield stars as Desmond Doss in “Hacksaw Ridge” (Photo Credit: Mark Rogers).     Conscientious Contributor    1/2   Muhammad Ali’s refusal to… Magazine Topics: Film Review: Eastwood Makes Legendary War Flick with ‘American Sniper’ Movie Review: ‘Fury’ Beautifully Brutal, Honest Film Review: Predictability Prevents

  Barkhad Abdi stars as Jama Farah in Gavin Hood’s “Eye in the Sky” (Photo Credit: Keith Bernstein/Bleeker Street). A New Thriller for a New… Magazine Topics: Film Review: Eastwood Makes Legendary War Flick with ‘American Sniper’ Film Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Gruesome But Great Movie Review: ‘Fury’