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Jun 30, 2009
The Hurt Locker - Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
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Kevin Sturton
Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War drama is a nerve-shredding drama about a team of bomb disposal experts featuring cameos from Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce and Evangeline Lilley.
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Jun 6, 2009
Bluray Review: Valkyrie with Tom Cruise
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Dominic Messier
After a fairly good run at the box office, Bryan Singer's Valkyrie hits the high-def format, filled with informative tidbits about the men who tried to kill Hitler. 8/10
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May 13, 2009
Valkyrie DVD Review
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Francine Brokaw
Tom Cruise stars in this story inspired by true events about an inside plot to kill Adolph Hitler in the final months of World War II.
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Apr 27, 2009
Hollywood and Vietnam: Review of Apocalypse Now
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Hana Lewis
Apocalypse Now brought Vietnam out of hiding. It turned genuine accounts of US imperialism into an abstract and philosophical cinematic presentation of good and evil.
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Feb 18, 2009
Movie Review The Children of Huang Shi
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Natalie Bauer
The Children of Huang Shi is a dramatic adaptation of George Hogg's final years in China during the Japanese Occupation of the late 1930s.
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Feb 1, 2009
Review of Valkyrie Starring Tom Cruise
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Lynette S.K. Webster
British cast includes Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp & Tom Hollander. Thomas Kretschmann & Christian Berkel make Valkyrie much more authentic
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Jan 22, 2009
Defiance Review- Daniel Craig takes on the Nazis
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Leslie Rigoulot
Daniel Craig fans can rejoice that he stars in Defiance, the new WWII film. They are going to be misled by the Paramount Vantage ads depicting 'one man' against Germany.
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Dec 22, 2008
Film Review: The Last Samurai
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Erin Britton
The Last Samurai is an epic portrayal of the intimate story of cultures at a crossroads as imperial Japan undergoes a tumultuous transition to a more Westernised society.
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Dec 7, 2008
Stallone's First Blood Versus Rambo: a Review
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Mckenzie Cassidy
Rambo's comeback is entertaining but extremely gory and not for the faint of heart.
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Dec 7, 2008
Daniel Craig Stars in Defiance
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Barry M. Grey
The movies' current James Bond, Daniel Craig, brings a similar steely intensity to the story of Jewish refugees who must fight to survive invading Nazis.
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Nov 11, 2008
300 Film Review
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Michael Pantazi
Just what did 300 get right where the terrible Troy went wrong? A comparative review of the films and their sources.
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Oct 9, 2008
Miracle at St. Anna Film Review
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Nick Rogers
Spike Lee too often lets his Clint Eastwood grudge get the better of him in a war film with several powerhouse set-pieces and no shortage of grand, if messy, ambitions.
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Sep 29, 2008
A Bullet in the Head – Undiscovered Classic
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Colin Odell
The Vietnam war film is a peculiar sub-genre that has resulted in a number of highly regarded films. One, however, often slips under the radar - A Bullet In The Head.
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Aug 21, 2008
Oliver Stone's Platoon Starring Charlie Sheen
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Scott Hayden
Written and directed by Oliver Stone, this 1986 film features Charlie Sheen as a young soldier caught in the middle of two wars.
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