History, Spies, Television, World War II
TV: X Company (Season 1)
It will probably surprise no one how much I enjoyed the first season of the Canadian historical spy drama…
December 28, 2018-
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Film, World War IIFilm: Never So Few
Seeing Bullitt on my birthday whet my appetite for more Steve McQueen, so I decided to check out his…
November 2, 2018 -
Film, History, Spies, World War IIFilm: Aimée & Jaguar
Based on a true story, German historical drama Aimée & Jaguar (1999) is an engaging wartime romance. During World…
August 6, 2018 -
Film, Spies, World War IIFilm: Nazi Agent
Released in 1942, the unimaginatively named Nazi Agent is one of those wartime spy films that seems geared to…
July 11, 2018 -
Film, History, World War IIFilm: The Train
There’s something about director John Frankenheimer’s output from the 1960s that speaks to my aesthetic. Add his anti-war war…
March 10, 2018 -
Film, History, Spies, World War IIFilm: Contraband
Contraband (1940) reunites director Michael Powell with stars Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson, the team that collaborated in the…
January 28, 2018 -
Film, Spies, World War IIFilm: Allied
The romantic spy thriller Allied (2016) is a curious beast. Opening compellingly in French Morocco during World War II,…
January 15, 2018 -
Film, History, World War IIFilm: 49th Parallel
Lately, it’s difficult not to layer the reality-warping lens of our era over the art of earlier ones. This…
October 15, 2017 -
Film, World War IIFilm: Dunkirk
As auteurs go, Christopher Nolan is a man of undeniable talent, but also one whose body of work inspires…
July 25, 2017 -
History, Television, World War IITV: The Dawns Here Are Quiet
Recent Russian miniseries The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015) possesses a peculiar blend of contemporary filmmaking gloss and old-fashioned…
June 8, 2017 -
Film, History, World War IIFilm: Anthropoid
I’m the type of person whose interest is immediately piqued by a film entitled Anthropoid (2016). Surprisingly, despite the…
June 3, 2017 -
History, Spies, Television, World War IITV: The Heavy Water War
With resistance to tyranny much in the news lately, The Heavy Water War (2015) is highly relevant viewing. But this…
January 15, 2017 -
Film, History, World War IIFilm: Operation Daybreak
Based on a true story, Operation Daybreak (1975) has its dated aspects but is an otherwise effective World War…
January 1, 2017 -
History, Television, World War IITV: Foyle’s War
Mixing together history, mystery, and memorable characters, Foyle’s War (2002-2015) is a classy British procedural that spans from the…
November 16, 2016 -
Fiction, History, Spies, World War IINovel: A Hero of France by Alan Furst
Alan Furst’s more recent releases are less standalone novels than collected episodes from the greater metanovel that is his…
August 1, 2016