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Darkest Hour 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

18th January 2018 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

Let’s get it out of the way right now, Gary Oldman’s physical transformation into Winston Churchill is simply astonishing, and his performance absolutely Oscar-worthy. This is the fourth film in a year covering some of the same WW2 ground, and I’d be lying if I claimed I hadn’t been concerned about Wartime Britain Fatigue setting… Darkest Hour Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: clementine churchill, dunkirk, George V, Hitler, winston churchill, ww2

The Darkest Hour Trailer May Be My Darkest Hour…

13th July 2017 by Sarah Cartland 2 Comments

*** My Darkest Hour review is now live *** …as I used up all my Churchillian superlatives for Brian Cox’s Winston in the recent movie – and Gary Oldman looks like he’s going to be incredible in this. WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO. Oh and thanks to this and the “other” Churchill I found out I’ve… The Darkest Hour Trailer May Be My Darkest Hour… Read More

Filed Under: Trailers Tagged With: churchill, coalition government, darkest hour, darkest hour trailer, gary oldman, george vi, joe wright, nazis, war, war film, wartime, winston churchill

Churchill – 1 Minute Video Review Includes Video 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

22nd June 2017 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: allies, churchill, churchill review, churchill video review, clementine churchill, d day, eisenhower, jonathan teplitzky, king george vi, liberation of france, montgomery, operation overlord, video-review, winston churchill

Churchill 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

22nd June 2017 by Sarah Cartland 2 Comments

I’m always slightly wary of portrayals of Winston Churchill as they usually result in me finding out I’ve been misquoting him all these years. But though Churchill isn’t a great film, it’s worth seeing purely for Brian Cox’s extraordinary and powerful portrayal of Winston. Arrogant and egotistical, here he’s a man who arouses both exasperation and sympathy – something that could also be… Churchill Read More

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