Dunkirk (Dir.: Christopher Nolan; Cast: Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Cilian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh et al.) (Alert: Potential spoilers ahead) Dunkirk is a beautiful film, and an exceptional one. It?s not entertainment in the usual sense. It?s an immersive experience. Like any war film worth its salt, Dunkirk is, at its core, an anti-war film that…
Tag: war
Review: Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan (Dir.: Steven Spielberg; Cast: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon et al.) Steven Spielberg?s World War II drama, Saving Private Ryan is more of a drama than a war film. The war in?Saving Private Ryan is the stage, setting up a playground for a number of individuals caught in a singular situation, forced to…