In our slowly developing tour of ill-advised sequels, it is time to examine Guy Hamilton’s 1978 effort Force 10 from Navarone. A long-delayed follow-up to the popular hit The Guns of Navarone, it took so long to head into production – 17 … Continue reading REVIEW: Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
In the year 1557, Japanese pirates have taken control of the Chinese coast. With the Chinese General Yu Dayou (Sammo Hung) failing to successfully repel the invaders, fellow General Qi Jiguang (Vincent Zhao) is offered command and sets about training … Continue reading REVIEW: God of War (2017)
April 1917, on the western front of World War I. Aerial reconnaisance by the British armed forces has revealed an apparent German retreat is a tactical withdrawal intended to ambush the British army several miles down the line. With telephone … Continue reading REVIEW: 1917 (2019)
In the final days of World War II, a bullied soldier suffering from tuberculosis makes his way through the Filipino jungle in the hope of reaching his evacuation point in time. On his journey he encounters local guerillas, hides from … Continue reading REVIEW: Fires on the Plain (2014)
School teacher Fang Lan (Zhou Xun) lives in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation, and soon finds herself drawn into the underground Chinese resistance. As her war-time exploits grow and expand, it begins to affect the lives of those around … Continue reading REVIEW: Our Time Will Come (2017)
Forced into retreat by the Germany army, 400,000 British soldiers find themselves trapped on the beaches of Normandy. While a small group of infantrymen struggle to get on-board an evacuation ship, a squadron of Spitfires head out to defend the … Continue reading REVIEW: Dunkirk (2017)
During the Battle of Stalingrad, young Russian soldier Vasily Zaytsev (Jude Law) demonstrates a gift for sharp-shooting. He soon becomes the Russian army’s most effective sniper, with his exploits exaggerated and publicised by political commissar Danilov (Joseph Fiennes). When Zaytsev’s … Continue reading REVIEW: Enemy at the Gates (2001)
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