Action/Adventure, Drama, War
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

We’ve already seen Transformers on the big screen this year. Now there are G.I. Joes. What’s next? Wobbly Weebles? Lincoln …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
300

Far more than 300 (graphically) die as Frank Miller mythologizes and immortalizes the Spartan warriors who stood against Persia’s massive …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . (cue music)

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Immortals

For a movie called Immortals, there sure are a whole lot of people dying …

Drama, War
Men of Honor

This movie is based on the real-life exploits of Carl Brashear, the son of a poor Kentucky sharecropper. Carl is …

Drama, War
Brothers

Tobey Maguire returns from Afghanistan to find he’s an alien in his own home. His children seem distant. His wife …

Drama, War
American Sniper

Clint Eastwood turns his laser-like focus toward a real-life war hero named Chris Kyle—and the price he paid to become …

Comedy, War
The Interview

A run-of-the-mill Seth Rogen comedy has suddenly become a global firebrand, a rallying cry for free speech and a great …

Drama, War
Unbroken

Unbroken, then, is hard to watch but easy to praise. The horror of the inhumanity it depicts is wrenching. The …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a rollicking, satisfying conclusion to Peter Jackson’s second Tolkien trilogy. It’s …

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Exodus: Gods and Kings

It’s not how God looks that’s the most troubling thing: It’s how He acts in Exodus: Gods and Kings.

Drama, War
The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game is a well-made, well-acted, thought-provoking film. Certainly its subject matter makes it a difficult one, and its …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

Despite the title, Katniss’ struggle now is no game. There is no arena, there are no tributes. What we’re left …

Drama, Musical, War
Swing Kids

Set in WWII Germany, the film focuses on members of an apolitical movement (devoted to jazz music and swing dancing) …

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Black Hawk Down

Oct. 3, 1993, has gone down in history as a black day for the U.S. Army. That’s when a mission …