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July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
The Teardrop Pearl
"...Son and Trinh Thinh. An unapologetically sappy melodrama from Vietnam, The Teardrop Pearl has a wonderfully teasing atmosphere that,..."
July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
The Walking Dead
"...to accurately portray the plight of African-American soldiers in Vietnam,” The Walking Dead instead comes across as a straight-ahead,..."
March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Love and Death in Saigon
"...of sorts, set during the final days of the Vietnam war, in which we come to understand how Chow's..."
June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Lover
"...1929 Saigon during the era of French colonialism in Vietnam, where “The Young Girl” (March) -- as a curious,..."
Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce
Hearts of Darkness
"...for in the creation of their film about the Vietnam war, the filmmakers, especially Coppola, took a journey into..."
Feb. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher
The Last Full Measure
A true story of a hero denied recognition
"...night bird – playing a different cliche of the Vietnam veteran. Yet there’s also something very questionable about peddling..."
Jan. 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Angel Has Fallen
An unexpected twist in the franchise is all for the better
"...his innocence, a battered Banning must connect with his Vietnam vet father (Nolte) and hold off the (blessedly Caucasian)..."
Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Even if you're familiar with the details of this legendary game, this suspenseful cultural documentary draws you to the edge of your seat and beyond, back into 1968 itself.
"...as a whole. Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and one of the most turbulent years in..."
April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Bobby
Bobby looks at the lives of some everyday people who are about to get caught up in the avalanche of history when they become witnesses to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
"...built on his strong opposition to the war in Vietnam and his even stronger support of civil rights and..."
Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
The Weather Underground
Former members of the Weather Underground still know a thing or two about "which way the wind blows" in this always timely documentary.
"...period news footage of the radicals and the demonstrations, Vietnam and Altamont, Black Panthers and Richard Nixon. Despite its..."
Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Full Metal Jacket
"...Island and the latter in the war zones of Vietnam. As the press kit heralds, “In Vietnam the wind..."
June 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Return With Honor
"...of captured American airmen's experiences as P.O.W.s in North Vietnam. There's no political agenda here, no pandering to Ramboesque..."
June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Oscar-winning documentary about the famed artist.
"...of Lin, best known for her design of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, amongst actors, musicians, and sports figures. However,..."
March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor
The War
"...have irrevocably changed since their father (Costner) went to Vietnam. While he was gone, the Simmons lost their home..."
Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Forrest Gump
"...of the Sixties and Seventies: civil rights battles, the Vietnam war, anti-war protests, opening relations with China. The story's..."
July 15, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires
Dogfight
"...ready to ship out and eventually end up in Vietnam, stage a dogfight in San Francisco, the idea being..."
March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black
Truth in Journalism: The Making of The Post
Reporters and researchers on Spielberg's journalistic epic
"...top secret project involving classified government documents on the Vietnam War – the Pentagon Papers...."
Jan. 15, 2018 Screens Post by Acacia Coronado
2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
Trauma defines these glimpses into other real lives
"...late 1970s, Chipaul and his parents fled their native Vietnam, leaving Millie – Chipaul’s girlfriend of six months –..."
Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
The Post
Hanks, Spielberg, and Streep unite for the Washington Post's version of the Pentagon Papers
"...publication of revelations that the government’s defense of the Vietnam War was based on systematic lies to Congress and..."
Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Foreigner
Jackie Chan takes a page from Liam Neeson
"...mode as Quan Ngoc Minh, a survivor of the Vietnam war and now humble owner of a London eatery..."
Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years
Ron Howard tackles the Beatles
"...events as JFK’s assassination and the escalating war in Vietnam. With the Beatles’ company Apple Corps as one of..."
Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A
Let the voting begin
"...visualizing the ordeal Manuel went through. Two tours of Vietnam, undiagnosed mental illness and PTSD, years living on the..."
Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Programs A & B
"...Freedom” tells the story of Manuel Babbitt, a homeless Vietnam veteran who was executed for killing a woman during..."
Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Faith of Our Fathers
Faith-based drama.
"...story of two sons of fathers who fought in Vietnam...."
July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The AggreGAYtor: January 9
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...Vietnam sets a precedent, Saks gets snowed, and the Texas..."
Jan. 9, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Although it's conventionally made, this documentary offers a streamlined and resonant account of recent history.
"...report on the history of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, with its conclusion about the unwinnability of that war,..."
April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Wolverine is a noisy mess, full of Hugh Jackman's seriously killer snarl but utterly devoid of the borderline-subversive smarts that made Bryan Singer's X-Men films so resonant.
"...side in the Civil War, both World Wars, and Vietnam (what, Korea wasn't badass enough?). It goes downhill from..."
May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Last House on the Left
Two parents take revenge on the scum who raped and savaged their daughter in the remake of Wes Craven's grisly horror landmark.
"...has gotten around to neutering Wes Craven's seminal 1972 familial-vengeance-as-proxy-for-Vietnam-outrage horror show, the industry can move on to more..."
March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
American Gangster
A sizzling cast and their director do a crackerjack job of nailing the look and feel of New York City's bad old days of internal corruption and outer rot.
"...Williams III – but at the height of the Vietnam War, it was the late Johnson's driver and confidante,..."
