97. "Apt Pupil" (1998)

97. "Apt Pupil" (1998)

Ahoy hoy! Tonight World War II Movie Night closes out Spooky Movie Month with 1998's "Apt Pupil." Based on a 1982 Stephen King novella, tonight's movie sees up-and-coming director Bryan Singer follow his praised debut ("The Usual Suspects") with an adaptation that gives a late-'90s slickness to King's tale of an All-American teenager who discovers a Nazi in his neighborhood. Oh, and as far as tonight's episode? Strap in!... asides include, the ages of actors who play teenagers, Anthrax, and many, many things Stephen King.

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96. "The Boys from Brazil" (1978)

96. "The Boys from Brazil" (1978)

World War II Movie Night kicks off Spooky Movie Month with 1978's "The Boys from Brazil." Is it horror? Is it science fiction? Is it Nazi'sploitation? The question is debated to this day. What we do k...

4 Loka 202453min

95. "Casablanca" (1942)

95. "Casablanca" (1942)

World War II Movie Night is shocked, shocked! to finally be doing our most famous movie ever, 1942's "Casablanca." When its creators made "Casablanca," they knew they had a good movie on their hands, ...

14 Syys 202445min

94. "The Pianist" (2002)

94. "The Pianist" (2002)

Tonight we explore 2002's "The Pianist," a movie that can be attributed to multiple countries EXCEPT America, for a very specific reason. How good (or not) is this movie that won its maker a (controve...

23 Elo 202449min

93. "633 Squadron" (1964)

93. "633 Squadron" (1964)

Tonight we revisit the Royal Air Force for a special bombing mission: to destroy a German V-2 rocket factory. But that's easier said than done, given the details of the mission. Meanwhile, what will b...

2 Elo 202439min

92. "Stalingrad" (1993)

92. "Stalingrad" (1993)

Tonight World War II Movie Night returns to non-English WWII movies that punch ya' in the gut with 1993's "Stalingrad"! A platoon of German soldiers is plucked from the Italian Riviera for a new missi...

5 Heinä 202449min

91. "The Big Red One" (1980)

91. "The Big Red One" (1980)

Tonight we return to form with a real meat-and-potatoes World War II movie. Hollywood player Samuel Fuller had written, directed or produced countless pulpy movies for decades. However, he decided to ...

14 Kesä 202447min

90. "Rome, Open City" (1945)

90. "Rome, Open City" (1945)

Tonight we consider a highlight of Italian cinema, and world cinema in general: 1945's "Rome, Open City." Roberto Rossellini wanted to make a movie reflecting his and others' experiences living in Occ...

24 Touko 202442min

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