Synopsis: The classic 1998 gory D-Day movie Saving Private Ryan is a triumph of war cinema that lesser filmmakers have attempted to imitate countless times in the following decades up to the present day. Saving Private Ryan practically defined the entire genre of American war films, but also helped destroy it, perhaps irreversibly.
Summary: Historical fiction often blurs into real history. Too many historical facts are fabrications. We must learn to better distinguish between the two, and gather useful lessons from each.
Our leaders want to wage unending war in foreign lands (unsuccessfully). Let’s remember the nature of war & the price paid by our troops to wage it.
Summary: As we work to buy and renovate a home in the Heartland, I read the news with increasing bemusement. The major news media are liquidating their brands in an orgy of fake news. To understand why we accept this, Bruce Dixon looks at the faux history which has replaced the real one in our …
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Summary: James Bowman reviews Darkest Hour, a powerful film about May and June 1940, the beginning of Britain’s finest hours (Churchill’s phrase; he never called them the “darkest hours“). It shows the willingness of many Brits to negotiate with Hitler, Churchill’s adamant leadership — which kept Britain in the war — and has an important message …
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