Film-Forward

War

The Guardians

A family saga, a looming war, and an orphan girl’s fate—films don’t get more potentially epic than Xavier Beauvois’s The Guardians.

Journey’s End

Based on R.C. Sheriff’s 1928 play of the same title, Journey’s End follows doomed British infantry stationed in northern France during World War I.

Foxtrot

The domestic front intersects with a military checkpoint in the theater of the absurd via Israel.

Hondros

If there already isn’t a patron saint of war photographers, this thrilling, ultimately insightful film makes a strong case it should be Chris Hondros.

In This Corner of the World

For the exceptional quality of its artwork, this film is a must-see for teen and adult fans of anime.

Amnesia

The setting of Ibiza is an ironic contrast to the dark questions of moral responsibility that the film raises.

Dunkirk

Dunkirk is easily Nolan’s greatest achievement to date.

Land of Mine

This Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film graphically depicts how Denmark treated German prisoners of war.

Theo Who Lived

A vivid documentary about the two-year imprisonment of an American freelance journalist in war-torn Syria. A remarkable chronicle of empathy.