A true story of how blacks, against opposition, were able to train as airmen during WW 2, & then formed the Tuskegee Airmen who protected our bombers better than any other squadron.
Dunkirk (2017)
While over 400 K British & Allied troops are pounded on Dunkirk’s beach by Nazis, a flotilla of boats, protected by British planes, rush to evacuate them.
Their Finest (2016)
An excellent film set in World War I Britain. Click the image to read my entire review.
Land of Mine (2015)
This film about the aftermath of WWII gets 5 out of 5 stars. Click on the image to read my complete review.
The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
During the Nazi era the animal-loving wife of the Warsaw Zookeeper works with her husband & young son in hiding & helping 300 Jews escape from the city.
The Conscientious Objector (2004)
The true story of Desmond Doss a conscientious objector awarded a Cong. Medal of Honor for bravely saving the lives of at least 75 men is told via interviews & combat footage of the Battle of Okinawa,
The Innocents (2016)
This haunting film, set in the aftermath of WWII, is one you shouldn’t miss. Click the image to read my entire review.
The Good German (2006)
In post-WW 2 Berlin a cynical American journalist searches for the woman he had once loved & encounters Germans trying to escape to the West, some ex-Nazis.
Francofonia (2015)
Director Aleksandr Sokurov takes us to another landmark museum in Francofonia. Click the image to read my entire review.
The Thin Red Line (1998)
A young soldier at Guadalcanal muses about evil & death despite his cynical sergeant’s scornful argument that there is nothing beyond this life.