The Lost Patrol (1934)

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 […]

Gallipoli (1981)

Larrikinism The state of being noisy, rowdy, or disorderly. — Larrikin, adj., n. The early 80’s was a halcyon era for Australia War Films. They just seemed to be knocking them out on a production line. My film today was the first in a short line of Great War Films/TV series pumped out, all shiny […]

The Blue Max (1966)

Hold on to your hats, switches on, contact and chocks away, we’re going up diddly up up for another adventure in the skies. Join me as I slip on my goggles, scarf and wool lined leather jacket and make for the heavens. My film today is another in a long line of films that focus […]

A Farewell to Arms (1932)

It was almost like I was getting withdrawal symptoms. There was a nagging sensation in the back of my head and my hands had taken to shaking uncontrollably. It could mean only one thing. I was suffering from a severe lack of Gary Cooper. I’d become hooked following his turkey noises master class in ‘Sergeant […]

My Boy Jack (2007)

When I started out all spry and boisterous on this long winding journey of mine through Great War Cinema I hadn’t considered that there’d be a fair bit of Great War content that’d never hit a cinema screen. There have been some great TV documentaries over the years, such as the BBC series ‘The Great […]