12 Strong (2018) Movie Reviews

12 Strong (2018)

12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.

The Post (2017) Movie Reviews

The Post (2017)

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government.

Darkest Hour (2017) Movie Reviews

Darkest Hour (2017)

During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.

Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) Movie Reviews

Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)

A behind-the-scenes look at the life of author A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son C.R. Milne.

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) Movie Reviews

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)

The story of Mark Felt, who under the name “Deep Throat” helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.

Victoria and Abdul (2017) Movie Reviews

Victoria and Abdul (2017)

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

Viceroy’s House (2017) Movie Reviews

Viceroy’s House (2017)

The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

In This Corner of the World (2016) Movie Reviews

In This Corner of the World (2016)

Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an eighteen-year-old girl gets married and now has to prepare food for her family despite the rationing and lack of supplies. As she struggles with the…

Detroit (2017) Movie Reviews

Detroit (2017)

Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.

Dunkirk (2017) Movie Reviews

Dunkirk (2017)

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017) Movie Reviews

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017)

At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.

Frantz (2016) Movie Reviews

Frantz (2016)

In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious Frenchman who visits the fiancé’s grave to lay flowers.

Queen of the Desert (2015) Movie Reviews

Queen of the Desert (2015)

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell’s life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

Land of Mine (2015) Movie Reviews

Land of Mine (2015)

In post-World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines under the watch of a Danish Sergeant who slowly learns to appreciate their plight.

The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017) Movie Reviews

The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)

The Zookeeper’s Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion.

Jackie (2016) Movie Reviews

Jackie (2016)

Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband’s historic legacy.

The Founder (2016) Movie Reviews

The Founder (2016)

The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers’ innovative fast food eatery, McDonald’s, into the biggest restaurant business in the world with a combination of ambition, persistence and ruthlessness.

Patriots Day (2016) Movie Reviews

Patriots Day (2016)

The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible.