Category: Dunkirk

Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Dunkirk’: Christopher Nolan’s Masterpiece on War

PG-13 | 1h 46m | Action, Drama, History | July 21, 2017 “Dunkirk” goes on the same shelf with “Apocalypse Now,” “Platoon,” “Saving Private Ryan,” and “Braveheart.” The only difference is that those four premiere war movies contain brief flashes of levity and even fun, whereas “Dunkirk” is one long, sustained note of grim melancholy. This is not…


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…