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Top 5 World War II Movies: Of God, Country, Sacrifice, and Freedom

As our country gets further away from World War II, the nation’s collective memory of its importance to our history becomes more ephemeral with each subsequent generation. Memorial Day was first observed on May 30, 1868 in honor of deceased Civil War combatants. The holiday developed greater resonance in the wake of the two World…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’: A Masterpiece That Only Gets Better With Time

PG | 2h 41min | Adventure, Drama, War | 1957 I’ve watched my share of war movies over the years and many of them fit into two categories. While some show the evil and destruction that men can visit upon one another (as in Oliver Stone’s “Platoon”), others contain a stern antiwar message (such as…