Restrepo
“Afghanistan” is a word in the news that is discussed in terms of our foreign policy. It’s almost an abstraction
Platoon
“Platoon” is a 1986 American film about the Vietnam War. It’s one of a long line of such films. Americans love this subject. I guess it’s a complex. Of shabby pants. Still can’t get it off.
Letters from Iwo Jima
For a split second at the very beginning of Clint Eastwood’s Letters from Iwo Jima, you might think you’re looking at a field of stars overhead.
The Cave review – horror and hope in a Syrian hospital
This powerful, deeply moving documentary follows the courageous medical staff who must treat wounded children as bombs fall around them.
Of Men and War, 2014
A moving documentary about US veterans haunted by traumatic memories from the battlefield and a therapist’s attempts to help them.
1917
“1917” is now considered a major Oscar contender: it has already won the award for best film at the Golden Globes, as well as awards from the producers’ and directors’ guilds.