James in his letter could be describing Rose (Jessie Buckley) in director Thea Sharrock and writer Jonny Sweet’s wicked little movie, set in the town of Littlehampton, England, back in the 1920s. However, another citizen excedes her in vituperation, but not by words spoken aloud—instead, in “wicked little letters,” mailed to various citizens. The film …
Bombardment (2021)
A sad but true story of how innocent Danish children become victims of war courtesy of “friendly” bombers during WW 2.
The Broken Chain (1993)
The complicated story of Iroquois Chief Joseph Brandt, his mentor Sir William Johnson, & the Iroquois Confederacy during the French & Indian & the American Revolutionary Wars.
Rangoon (2017)
Amidst India’s revolt against Britain during WW 2 movie star Julie is torn between her producer & the soldier ordered to protect her during her visit to troops on the Burmese border, who turns out to be a spy against the British.
The Bookshop (2017)
I discovered the wonders of bookshops while still a middle schooler in Indianapolis, so I was absorbed from the very beginning by Spanish director Isabel Coixet’s film. Adapted by the director from a novel by Penelope Fitzgerald, the story is set in 1959 in the fictional town of Hardborough on the coast of Suffolk. The …
Gandhi (1982)
The story of how Gandhi, regarded as the Father of India’s independence , from South Africa to his nonviolent revolution in India.
Into the Arms of Strangers (2000)
Unlike Americans, the British welcomed 10,000 children of Jewish parents right before WW 2, thus saving them from the fate of almost all of their parents.
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Walt Disney goes all out to persuade P.L. Travers to let him film her Mary Poppins. Afraid that he will ruin her work by making it too cute, she resists.
Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi is the story of how India’s great leader forged a nonviolent revolution that led to India’s freedom from British rule.