Tag - Holocaust

Freeze Frame: “The Zone of Interest” (R), “The Underdoggs” (R)

The banality of evil is the subject of the devastating German entry, "The Zone of Interest," loosely based on the novel by Martin Amis. It’s the favorite to win this year's International Film Oscar. The film is about Rudolph Hoss, the Commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp during WWII, and...

01/25/2024

By Russ SimmonsAmazon Prime, Auschwitz, entertainment, Holocaust, Jonathan Glazer, movie reviews, movies, Sandra Hüller, Snoop Dogg, The Underdoggs, The Zone of InterestComments Off

Freeze Frame: “Memory” (R), “The Survivor” (R), “Polar Bear” (PG)

Remember Charles Bronson, the actor who in the 1970s and 80s, made a slew of bloody revenge dramas during his golden years? The career of Liam Neeson has taken a similar trajectory. The latest example is "Memory," the story of an aging hit man who gains a conscience but loses his...

04/28/2022

By Russ SimmonsBen Foster, boxing, Disney Plus, DisneyNature, entertainment, Holocaust, Liam Neeson, Memory, movie reviews, movies, Polar Bear, The SurvivorComments Off