The film that broke all domestic box office records during its Latvian run is now available on digital in the UK, with the DVD release on 24 August. The film is adapted from Aleksandrs Grins’ book Blizzard of Souls, which was banned in the USSR, based on Grins’ own war experiences in a Latvian battalion…. The Rifleman trailer: growing up at war Read More
1917 4.5 stars
The camera sticks closely to Lance Corporals Blake and Schofield, two young soldiers sent on a mission to stop British forces going over the top into a German trap. They jog through sandbagged trenches and warily crouch their way across No Man’s Land, an alien landscape where bodies hanging on barbed wire are used by… 1917 Read More
They Shall Not Grow Old (London Film Festival) 5 stars
This year marks 100 years since the end of – ahem – the War To End All Wars. It’s estimated 10 million military personnel died during World War 1, which ran from 1914-1918. My grandad Bill was injured by shrapnel during the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front, and eventually they had to… They Shall Not Grow Old (London Film Festival) Read More
Wonder Woman 3D – 1 Minute Video Review Includes Video 4.5 stars
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Wonder Woman 3D 4.5 stars
Exciting, stunning to look at, great fun, witty and a bit subversive. But that’s enough about me. You all need to go and see Wonder Woman. If I was still a teenager I’d watch it three times in a row. I’m not, so I had to leave after one showing, go home, sort some laundry, and cook… Wonder Woman 3D Read More