Enemy at the Gates, Jean-Jacques Annaud's 2001 Stalingrad sniper film with Jude Law and Ed Harris, reviewed 25 years on: a great opening, a hollow duel.
Rambo (2008) review: Stallone returns as John Rambo in a lean 92-minute war film set in Burma, with brutal action, a thin plot, and a real moral argument.
A review of Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), covering Paul Bäumer, the armistice subplot, awards, and its fidelity to Remarque.
Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986), the first Vietnam War film written and directed by a veteran, still holds up at 9.2/10 — casting what-ifs and all.
A deep dive into Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker: Jeremy Renner's breakout, Fort Irwin training, six Oscar wins, and why veterans still call it absurd.
Clint Eastwood's American Sniper follows Chris Kyle, played by Bradley Cooper, through four Iraq tours and the sniper duel that defined him. 7.3 of 10.
Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, 107 minutes of survival told across three timelines, earns a 9.4 of 10 as the best work of his career.
A review of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Laurent, its 153-minute runtime, soundtrack and legacy.
Full Metal Jacket at 8.2/10: how R. Lee Ermey improvised Hartman, why Vincent D'Onofrio gained 70 pounds, and why the boot camp half still cuts deepest.
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