Film-Forward

War

Blitz | NYFF 2024

Steve McQueen’s new film is his most conventional and accessible work.

Lee

Kate Winslet mixes idealism, will, and crankiness in a high-level star turn that helps this biopic navigate some uneven ground.

Rebel

A musical tragedy set against the backdrop of war that is equal parts gritty, sad, and surreal.

In the Rearview | TIFF 2023

In the week of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, director Maciek Hamela sits behind the steering wheel as a volunteer transporting displaced refugees fleeing the frontlines.

Before, Now & Then

A subtle, atmospheric period film that draws on the same palette as Wong Kar-Wai’s signature film, In the Mood for Love.

Reveille

The fresh, honest, and intimate interactions are what makes this movie a cut above your average war film.

Sisu

If you come for action, you will not be disappointed, with so many set pieces awash with bullets, fists, guns, and humor.

All Quiet on the Western Front

The latest remake of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 anti-war novel, now from a German filmmaker.

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

It’s 1974 in the Philippines, and a Japanese lieutenant lives his life as though World War II is still raging.