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In lieu of the highly anticipated theatrical release of Don’t Worry Darling, familiarize yourself with Harry Styles’ small acting resume and stream his first movie project, Dunkirk. Based on true events, Styles plays Alex, one of the thousands of British soldiers trapped on Dunkirk beach awaiting evacuation during World War II. The movie...
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If you're looking for a movie to honor veterans this holiday, look no further than Da 5 Bloods on Netflix. With artistic flair, gorgeous cinematography, and a career-defining performance from Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee created a war movie that examines the way racism, trauma, imperialism, and violence are tragically, inextricably intertwined. It’s...
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Few war movies have ever achieved what Spike Lee has done with Da 5 Bloods, now streaming on Netflix. With artistic flair, gorgeous cinematography, and a career-defining performance from Delroy Lindo, Lee has created a war movie that examines the way racism, trauma, imperialism, and violence are tragically, inextricably intertwined. It's a timely...
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The casualties of war hit hard in Platoon, Oliver Stone's 1986 Best Picture-winning film based on his own experience in the Vietnam War. At the center of the film is Charlie Sheen's Pvt. Chris Taylor, a volunteer slowly reshaped by the cruelties of human nature in war, and stripped of the innocence with which he deployed. This is Sheen's zenith,...
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Before you hit the theaters to see Quentin Tarantino's latest opus, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, fire up one of his more underrated masterpieces. Inglourious Basterds is a pulpy, messy, tragic, and ultimately triumphant tale of revenge in Nazi-occupied France. The film follows young Shoshanna (Melanie Laurent), a beautiful Jewish woman who...
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The 75th anniversary of D-Day was on June 6, 2019, but that auspicious battle didn't mark the end of the war. In fact, the fighting raged for another year, and HBO's landmark miniseries Band of Brothers follows a famous paratrooper unit whose journey arguably started with Operation Overlord. Produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, Band of...
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Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film Full Metal Jacket was a standout in the rush of Vietnam movies that arrived on the big screen in the late 80s. While the second half of the film takes place in Vietnam, it's the film's boot camp-set first half, with stunning performances from Vincent D'Onofrio and Lee Ermey, as a recruit and drill instructor,...
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