I don’t know what is about Martin Campbell movies. Outside of his entries in the James Bond franchise, they kind of just fizzle for me. They generally have solid casts, and at least the potential for a good story, and he knows how to orchestrate a shot and stage a sequence, but they never really…
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Platoon (1986) – Oliver Stone
Walking away with Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Sound, Platoon is the next recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film following my screening of Apocalypse Now. The film serves as a commentary on the horrors of war, even as two sergeants seem to be fighting for the…
The Mind Reels 