The Choral
In a small Yorkshire town during World War I, a choral group hires a new talent to lead them, Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes), in spite of the fact that he…
The Big Parade: Love and Chewing Gum
Karl Dane, John Gilbert and Tom O'Brien. Photo: MGM The story of this film begins with the play ”What Price Glory”, which opened on Broadway in 1924. Written by Maxwell…
Paths of Glory: Seething with Rage
Kirk Douglas. Photo: United Artists ”The paths of glory lead but to the grave”. Famous words from Thomas Gray’s 1751 poem ”Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”. Author Humphrey Cobb…
All Quiet on the Western Front
In 1917, four German school boys enthusiastically join the army and are sent to northern France where hell awaits them; at the same time, Matthias Erzberger (Daniel Brühl) is headed…
Cavalcade: 20th Century Blues
Herbert Mundin, Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook and Una O’Connor. Photo: Fox Film The fact that Cavalcade is one of the lowest rated Best Picture winners on IMDb is not really…
1917: Crossing No Man’s Land
Photo: Universal We’re only a week away from the Oscars and 1917 is the clear frontrunner, especially since it won the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards. Not that…
Wonder Woman
Finally, after the failures of Man of Steel, Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, DC Comics delivered a superhero adventure able to rival the Marvel movies. Directing her first feature…
Downton Abbey: An Empire in Change
Photo: ITV I’ve lost count of how many times various actors have come to my country to promote a new season of Downton Abbey. It hasn’t always been the biggest…
Joyeux Noël: One Night of Peace
Photo: Sony Pictures Classics 2015 has in many ways been an awful year, with heinous terrorist acts, a never-ending war in Syria, a refugee crisis in Europe, and a resurgent…
Wings
When the United States enters World War I, two young men (Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen) from the same small town, one rich and the other poor, join the Air…