Broadsword Calling Danny Boy: Reflections on a Childhood Favorite

|Reid Lemker| What was the first “adult” movie you saw as a kid? For me, the first movie that comes to mind is Where Eagles Dare. I was probably ten or eleven when my dad first showed it to me, and it quickly became a favorite of ours to watch on… Continue reading

Like Ships Sailing – How Mikhail Kalatozov Earned His Place in Cinema History

A woman with a dirty face stands stoically next to a soldier wearing a helmet in the film "The Cranes Are Flying."

|Dan Howard| With every generation, a film comes around that provides a fresh new take on a genre. Most war films aren’t of interest to me, but when we leave the trenches (or spend little time in them) and the battlefield, we see different sides of war that we wouldn’t expect. Continue reading