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Nicholas Winton is a famous humanitarian who helped save 669 children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia. His story is dramatised in the film One Life. In 1938 Nicholas Winton (Johnny Flynn) is a stockbroker who travels to Prague to help the British Refugee Council with the evacuation of political refugees. However, when Winton visits a refugee camp […]
Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest filmmakers ever who has made a multitude of classic movies. He has made another crime epic with his adaptation of Daniel Grann’s non-fiction book Killers of the Flower Moon. In the early 20th Century Osage County in Oklahoma was one of the wealthiest areas in the world after […]
Movie fans always anticipate Christopher Nolan’s films. He moves into the world of biopics with his historical epic about J. Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer follows the life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), from 1926 to 1954. This includes his student days in Cambridge and travelling around Europe to learn from the best physicists, teaching […]
Queen Elizabeth II has sat on the British Throne for 70 years and is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. It’s a momentous achievement for her majesty, so now seems like a good time to check out the royal biopic The Queen. 1997 sees two massive events that affects the UK. The first was the election of Tony […]
Winston Churchill famously said “In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” This bodyguard of lies was used in the elaborate espionage mission Operation Mincemeat where British Intelligence attempted to get the Germans to divert resources from the defence of Sicily. The year is 1943. The Allies prepare […]
House of Gucci is the second film by Ridley Scott this year. His second 2021 film was sadly a weaker offering from Mr. Scott. House of Gucci chronicles the rise and fall of Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) within the famous fashion house. The pair go from outsiders of the Gucci family because […]
Lapwing is the debut feature film for director Philip Stevens and writer Laura Turner. They delivered one of the bleakest films of 2021. The year is 1555. Queen Mary has expelled all Gypsies from England. Any Gypsies found in England and anyone who supports them will be executed. David (Emmett J Scanlan), the leader of a […]
The Black Death was one of the traumatic events in world history. It was a pandemic that has been estimated to have killed between 75 million to 200 million people. This event serves as the backdrop for the Anglo-German horror film Black Death. In 1348 the Black Death is sweeping across England. It has even […]
Based on the book by Eric Jager, The Last Duel is the latest historical drama by Ridley Scott. This medieval drama sees Scott team up with an ensemble cast and tackles issues that are still relevant today. Spanning from 1370 to 1386, The Last Duel focuses on three main characters: Jean de Carruoges (Matt Damon), a knight known for […]
The Collini Case is a German courtroom drama that worked as a personal drama and looked into Germany’s dark history. Casper Leinen (Elyas M’Barek) is a young lawyer who is given his first case as a public defendant. His client is Fabrizio Collini (Franco Nero), an Italian national who has lived in Germany for 30 years. […]