By Period / Conflict
First Squad (2009)
OK, Nazi occultists are trying to resurrect some ancient Germanic wizard and its up to the Russian um, super psychic squad to stop them. Or something. And all but one of them are already dead. What? Usually I like this sort of thing. Raiders of the Lost Ark (AND The Last Crusade!) were pretty... »
Red Tails (2012)
I recall first seeing the trailer for Red Tails back in August or July. Saw Terrence or Cuba up on the screen in uniform and was like "oh, Tuskegee Airmen is going to be on again?" Then it was like "waaaiiiit a minute. This isn't that. And then it hit me. George is *finally*... »
Vietnam in HD (2011, Blu Ray)
Its no secret that I was torn the History Channel's WWII in HD. I thought it was a borderline near-celebration of gore and violence. "OOhhh, lookit all the death and blood and carnage and destruction! Isn't it terrible!" All the while selling tickets outside the tent... and leaving parts out that American audiences might... »
War Horse (2011)
So, there's going to be this movie about a horse. In WWI. Directed by Spielberg. Oh, boy, this ought to be good. (Note the heavy sarcasm.) But, actually. It's not bad, not bad at all. I might even go so far as... It's pretty darned good. Actually. Spielberg has managed to evoke the spirits... »
Operation Crossbow (1965)
I hate that feeling where a movie sounds like it might be good, or at least interesting, and then, well, its not. That's what happened with Operation Crossbow, anyway. Billed as a movie about a "top secret operation to infiltrate the Nazi's secret rocket base!" turns out to be not much more than a... »
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, Blu Ray)
I remember when this movie first came out back in '87. Robin Williams "act", if you want to call it that, was just coming into its own, and the reviews were all thumbs up. And you know what, they were all correct. It's been a long, long time, since I'd seen GMV, and I... »
Good Morning, Vietnam! Blu Ray on 1/17, Win Yours HERE!
Tired of listening to the same Tennessee Ernie Ford records? Well you're in luck, the 25th Anniversary edition (has it been that long?!) of Good Morning, Vietnam! is releasing next week (1/17).... WMB is going to be giving away two copies of this modern classic. All you need to do is A) live in... »
City of Life and Death (2009)
Quite frankly, this is the best, most brutal, most gut-wrenching war movie I've seen in a long, long time. City of Life and Death is everything Schindler's List could have been, should have been, and more. The short version: City of Life and Death is a condensation of the 1937 "Rape of Nanking" in... »
Armadillo (2010)
Much like the incredible Restrepo, Armadillo puts you right in the middle of the war in Afghanistan. Only this time we go with a group of recruits from Denmark. This is a pretty undefinable little film. It departs significantly at times from the usual documentary format. In fact, at times you will (at least... »
The Road to World War II (1978, 2011)
Questar's new DVD box-set, The Road to World War II, is an overdue re-release (with additions) of a 1970's television series which explored the time period between World War I, and World War II, with the notion of examining events "Between the Wars" (its original title.) It examines how the events of WWI and... »
