Looking back over my last few reviews I realised I’d been focussing purely on films produced in the 21st century. This was not intentional but was something that needed to be addressed. With this in mind I have hatched a plan. Using some gaffer tape, a lemon and two sheep I have invented a time […]
Read more "Civilization (1916)"Here’s another one of those films I knew nothing about prior to my initial viewing. It was just a name on my list, it sat there for quite a while as I tried to source a DVD. The sense of anticipation was palpable when I finally bagged a copy and the complaining DVD player fired […]
Read more "Forbidden Ground (2013)"What I have in front of me today is another well put together TV movie, similar in quality to ‘My Boy Jack’. And just as with ‘My Boy Jack’ the BBC, in their infinite majesty, have had a hand in its production. My British heart swells with patriotic pride that dear old Aunty is still […]
Read more "Einstein and Eddington (2008)"I’ve said this before but I think it’s important to say it again. There is a paradox of sorts in these First World War films. They’re films that have been produced to entertain us whilst telling a story of abject suffering. The real life stories they portray or imitate are the personal stories of any […]
Read more "Deathwatch (2002)"And so, I return to the early 1930’s for my next review. An era I recently complained about during my review of ‘A Farewell to Arms’. My complaints being that the films of the era tend to suffer from a lack of realism or acting ability or directorial skill or good writing whilst being loaded […]
Read more "The Lost Patrol (1934)"
Great War Films 