The sub-genre (pun not intended) of the submarine based war movie seems to only have a handful of tropes. Watch a couple in a row
Category: War
Invisible Agent (1942) – Review
Much like the various invisible men and women of the H.G. Wells inspired series of films, once 1940’s The Invisible Woman took the franchise into
‘Operation Mincemeat’ – Official Trailer
Warner Bros. have released the trailer for ‘Operation Mincemeat’. It’s 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe and plan an
Bullet In The Head (1990) – Review
Those of you familiar with the Hong Kong output of action maestro John Woo – before he moved to the States and gave us Broken
Cross Of Iron (1977) – Review
What with lunatic/maverick filmmaker Sam Peckenpah’s proclivity for fashioning incredibly brutal adventures featuring unfeasibly grizzled men trying to find a sliver of decency in horrific
The Dirty Dozen (1967) – Review
You know what most of those war time movies featuring men on a desperate mission have in common – apart from usually having big Hollywood
The Guns Of Navarone (1961) – Review
When you amass the titans of the men on a mission sub-genre of the movies made about the Second World War, more often than not
Where Eagles Dare (1968) – Review
The “men on a mission” movie has had some cracking entries over the years with everything from most of Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible movies to
Outside The Wire (2021) – Review
Another month and it yet another sci-fi action film materializes on Netflix with barely a week of fanfare to precede it. I’m not sure if
Fury (2014) – Review
David Ayer is a filmmaker that doesn’t deal in half measures. Responsible for either writing or directing a string of absurdly hard edged street thrillers,
The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot (2018) – Review
Genre mashing is one of the greatest things there is about genre cinema – a cinematic practice of squishing different types of movie together to
Midway (2019) – Review
There’s a saying that goes: those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. It’s a wise saying as sayings go and
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) – Review
In the years since Independence Day cornered the market on crowd pleasing, flag waving alien invasion movies it seems that Hollywood has been trying to
Dunkirk (2017) – Review
Before we get things started, I’ve a quick point to make: can we stop describing every movie with a sizable budget that goes for a
1917 (2019) – Review
The war film has been getting some esoteric entries over the past couple of years what with Christopher Nolan’s time twisting Dunkirk doing the rounds
Jojo Rabbit (2019) – Review
The final days of World War II seem like an odd stomping ground for broad humour, I mean even Life Is Beautiful was crammed with
Overlord (2018) – Review
Sometimes fun is all you need. No big stars, no huge talent calling “action” (unless you count J.J. Abrams with a weighty producers credit, and
Edge Of Tomorrow (2014) – Review
In a summer full of sequels and reboots, and sequels of reboots, it fairly often pays to keep an eye out for any movies out
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) – Review
In a series of films that have so far contained a one percenter wearing a snug suit of techno-armour, a raging, green id monster and
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