The A.V. Club -

DVD review: Hamburger Hill

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:04:23 -0400

In a period overloaded with Platoon-inspired Vietnam Movies, this two-fisted war movie got unfairly lost in the shuffle.

Film review: Rambo

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:02:48 -0500

After reviving a long-dormant franchise with Rocky Balboa two years ago, Sylvester Stallone tries to work his magic on an even more dormant franchise.

Film review: Beaufort

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:07:20 -0500

Told from a soldier’s ground-level view, this sparse and politically neutral thriller looks at Israel’s retreat from Southern Lebanon in 2000.

Film review: Redacted

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:14:20 -0500

Director Brian De Palma turns his anger over the Iraq quagmire into a blunt digital rehash of Casualties Of War.

Film review: The Hunting Party

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:43:43 -0400

Not long after embarking on a mission to find a Bosnian war criminal, three journalists find themselves way over their head.

DVD review: The First Films Of Samuel Fuller

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:08:24 -0400

Director Sam Fuller's numerous professions and experiences directly influenced three hard-hitting early efforts.

Film review: Rescue Dawn

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:45:03 -0400

After capturing Dieter Dengler's amazing story in the documentary Little Dieter Needs To Fly, director Werner Herzog converts it into a moving feature.

Film review: Flanders

Thu, 17 May 2007 16:32:12 -0400

Once again, L'Humanite and Twentynine Palms director Bruno Dumont sets his anthropological sights on man's animal nature, this time on the battlefield.

DVD review: Overlord

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:44:37 -0400

In this landmark 1975 British film, the enormity of the D-Day invasion gets reduced to one man's harrowing experiences.

Film review: Operation Homecoming

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:12:09 -0500

A NEA-funded project to collect the writings of soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan yields affecting results.