All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 2

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Quietly tragic A story that speaks to everyone about the tragedy of war; a story that takes no sides – Lewis Milestone’s adaptation of All Quiet on The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is as harrowing and profoundly moving as its source. The movie tells the story of a group of German soldiers fighting ...

Valkyrie (2008) 5

Valkyrie (2008)
The good German? Ever since The Usual Suspects (1994), director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie have seemed more than capable of delivering the good stuff, when they’re together. Further to that point, along with co-writer Nathan Alexander, who is also on board for Valkyrie (2008), and whose first film this is, they also seem ...

Biloxi Blues (1988)

Biloxi Blues (1988)
Blues heaven It was with a poignant shrug, a sigh and a great deal of whining on my part that I was first dragged bodily toward watching this movie, many years ago. The object of my desire at the time had said: “It looks great – it’s the first in a trilogy of semi-autobiographical films ...