Sep 16, 20223 minReviewsCome and See - 1985For me, this viewing completed a sort of triumvirate. It concluded a three day descent into the horrors at the heart of humankind's...
Sep 13, 20223 minReviewsPlatoon - 1986In the past few days, I’ve taken myself on a little 80’s war film odyssey. I began with the great Full Metal Jacket. Then came Oliver...
Sep 12, 20223 minReviewsFull Metal Jacket - 1987It seems to me that viewers of Full Metal Jacket typically fall into one of several camps. There are those who ride or die for “the boot...
Dec 4, 20204 minReviewsDa 5 Bloods - 2020To my memory, there has never been a less fitting film poster for a work of art. This film is nothing like the hazy, psychedelic fever...
Jul 9, 20202 minReviewsThe Thin Red Line - 1998Is there a director who more clearly calls to mind the "you either love him or hate him" designation than The Thin Red Line's own Terence...