Amazing WW2 Doc about 5 Amazing Film Makers and Patriots. Eisenhower was right about that Generation: We Will Never see their like again.

Really well done historical film about the history and tragedy of Malta in the early 20th Century. Strange role for Harvey Keitel, did not fit him at all.

One of my favorite Hackman films.
It’s a real shame the late, great Chuck Taylor was not given screen credit for the screenplay even though he contributed large parts of his experiences in 1 Btn, 11th Infantry Recon Team Arizona (LRRP Team in Vietnam).

Really well done in the style of The Lost City of Z with overtones of Heart of Darkness as well.

In Harvey Keitel’s vast catalog, this one rates pretty far down on the list for me (Bad Lieutenant is one of my all time favorites of his), But Honestly this movie would not be worth watching without Keitel. The script is lazy, even for an L.A. neo-noir, but as always, My Marine brother Keitel does it justice in the end.

In the canon of gritty, well done 90’s crime movies, One False Move stands out for two big reasons: One, it is one of the late, great Bill Paxton’s hidden gems (the runner up would have to be his role as Severen the redneck vampire in one of Kathyrn Bigelow’s early movies, Near Dark) Two, it is IMHO one of Billy Bob’s best screenplays next to Slingblade. A lot of people forget that Billy Bob cut his teeth in Hollyweird as a starving screenwriter before he made it big and started eating regularly and wearing blood amulets.

I don’t know about masterpiece. It was very good. Started a bit slow but then got up to speed. Topkapi was the heist flick that started it all and was/is what I consider a classic and a must see for those into the genre; old now, but still a great watch. Another really good heist flick is The Italian Job. (Edit: the 2003 one. There’s also an earlier one with Michael Caine, that must be good (he’s great) but I haven’t seen that one yet.)

Mamet wrote and directed this modern crime classic, and with Hackman, DeVito, Rockwell and Ricky Jay, you just can’t go wrong.

Really well done Brit WW2 series from the late 70’s. Really captures the mood and struggles of Brit civilians and military going through the horrors of the Blitz.

One of the qualities of a GREAT script or any story for that matter is when the reader find themselves CARING about the character’s well being. This was a really touching episode in that regard. Well Done!

Not a bad biopic of one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. Rhys Ifans did a good job portraying his fellow Welshman but I really think a raving drunk Malkovich would have been much more interesting to watch as Thomas.

The writing and overall quality of the series went sideways about half way through. I doubt it’s going to recover but let’s see.

The director, Elem Klimov once said Come and See was more auto-biographical in nature than any of his other films. He was born in Stalingrad in 1933 and was eight years old when the Germans invaded, so the horrors portrayed in the film were based on his childhood memories.

Really well done historically accurate WW2 movie told from a unique Estonian perspective. For another really well done War Movie from a Baltic Perspective (WW1 Latvia) check out Blizzard of Souls (aka The Rifleman)
https://www.primewire.ag/movie/1340282-watch-the-rifleman

Not a bad start. Gritty and raw drama series with an interwoven storyline with some decent actors.

Based on the 1968 novel by Yoram Kaniuk, this is Holocaust fiction at it’s finest. The script does the novel justice and the amazing performances by Goldblum and Defoe anchor it. Like Vonnegut, Kaniuk explored the gruesome themes of war like survivor guilt with both empathy and dark humor.

While this is not my favorite Kubrick film, this is most definitely one of his finest cinematic works. It’s no surprise it won Academy Awards for costume design and cinematography. The camera work alone is worth the watch! Ryan O’Neal’s performance was amazing as well.

I am typically a sucker for a good WW2 Historical drama, but even with Pacino this was a tough watch. The woman that played Axis Annie could not act her way out of a Junior High musical and the pace was on par with watching paint dry. Ouch.

An anemic British version of the Swedish series. Your time would be better spent watching both Seasons of the original.
https://www.primewire.ag/tv/291044-watch-innan-vi-dor

Although tremendous artistic license was taken with the historical record, this was a well done WW2 drama.

Really great example of a minimalist French crime thriller with some noir characteristics thrown in. Not a big budget, but definitely a great script and decent acting. Wrath of Man is a good example of dumbing down a script for Millennial ADHD consumption. :)

I was reminded of this film which is about the invasion of Denmark on the same day as Norway, April 9th. Excellent piece of history.
https://www.primewire.ag/movie/929042-watch-april-9th

Awesome as usual. So glad this is back!

That was pretty awful for a Guy Ritchie film.
Juvenile script, wooden acting (My God can Andy Garcia take any more terrible roles?) Statham delivered as usual but as it has been pointed out, the poor guy has been type cast and now is relegated to the awful fate of being a multi-millionaire action star, there are worst things in life I guess. What is really bad is I bet the 2004 French film this is based on is a better watch.

Really outstanding series.

Not a lot of semi-historically accurate movies made about European Political Terrorism of the 70’s and 80’s but this French Production from 2010 with Edward Ramirez is definitely one of them. Great script and cast. Recommend watching Munich, The Baader-Meinhof Complex and 7 Days in Entebbe as well.

You can’t go wrong with Rolf Lassgard IMO. Excellent writing and characters.

This is a great documentary to watch in conjunction with Season 3 of Deutschland 89. Puts so much in context.
https://www.primewire.ag/tv/31945-watch-deutschland

Really well done movie about the Red Army Faction. Excellent script and acting.