War
‘Operation Mincemeat’ Review: Competent But Dull
During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.
‘Into the Darkness’ Review: The Powerlessness of Privilege Under Occupation
Joseph Braverman reviews the powerful and personal holocaust drama Into the Darkness, from director Anders Refn.
‘Blizzard of Souls’ Review: A Loss of Innocence on the Eastern Front
After losing his mother and his home, Arturs finds some consolation in joining the army. However, war is nothing like he imagined.
‘Shadow in the Cloud’ Review: Fine Takeoff, Poor Landing
A B-17 bomber crew must fight against Japanese planes and a gremlin creature as they transport an officer and her top-secret package.
‘Mosul’ Review: Entrancing Action Doesn’t Make Up For Lackluster Story
A police unit from Mosul fight to liberate the Iraqi city from thousands of ISIS millitants.
‘Recon’ Review: Gathering Intelligence On The Evils of Men in Uniform
Joseph Braverman reviews the war drama Recon, and the brutal nature of this cinematic endeavor, weighing in on how effective it actually is.
TIFF 2020 Review: ‘Shadow in the Cloud’ is Absolutely Bananas in the Best Way Possible
Chloë Grace Moretz Moretz stars as a WWII pilot trying to warn her obstinate male comrades of a sinister stowaway aboard their Flying Fortress, in a new nightmare at 20,000 feet from Roseanne Liang.
TIFF 2020 Review: ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ is a Harrowing Exploration of the Unimaginable
Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp.
‘The Eight Hundred’ Review: An Honorable Last Stand
From the acclaimed filmmaker behind Mr. Six comes a riveting war epic. In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely ...