World War II
This hybrid narrative laces romantic adventure with a bit of horror, the supernatural, and mathematical derring-do—all within an increasingly realistic depiction of the times and of the people who survived them.
The strongest element in this Arlekin production is the indelible stage images of loss and love, death and despair, memory and resilience, dreamed up by director Igor Golyak and his talented production team.
Potentially Dangerous is a documentary about an era during World War II when Italians living in the United States were persecuted and, in some cases interned, as “enemy aliens” because the US was at war with Italy.
This is history from a distance. Harris’s characters feel more real when they’re working out the equations that will make a missile fly or fall than when they’re fleeing a double agent or a misfiring rocket.
The Painted Bird is a coming-of-age story populated by the worst of humankind.
Hold These Truths is an invaluable reminder that alternative facts are not a new thing.
The King’s Choice is a thoughtful nail-biter, a suspenseful historical drama.
The Wermacht cut its swathe through France at a rate that amazed Winston Churchill in no small part because it was on speed.
Dunkirk is a rousing testament to how common people, when called, can unite against adversity.
Alan Furst’s books are spy thrillers infused with a crisp, rather than a flowery, literary sensibility.
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