Correction
I mentioned Jonathan Last’s excellent essay “The Case for the Empire” on MD&E today, but attributed it to Matt Labash.
Film & TV
A Bomber’s-Eye View of World War II in The Cold Blue
Director Erik Nelson’s affecting documentary mixes restored archival footage of B-17 missions with narration from the men who flew them.
No More ‘Small Mercies’ in Game of Thrones
The show ends where it began.
A Sad Finale
Look, I share David’s love of Game of Thrones. But I thought the finale was largely a bust.
Game of Thrones: A Father’s Legacy Endures
Ultimately the final season was true to the ethos of the series, and the series was one of the most magnificent achievements in television history.
The Violence in John Wick 3: Parabellum Is Cathartic and Fun
Keanu Reeves trusts moviegoers to know the difference between fantasy and reality.
Meeting Gorbachev: Werner Herzog’s Unexpected Documentary
A review of the film Meeting Gorbachev.
John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum Is Amazingly, Amusingly Violent
If you take the latest adventures of Keanu Reeves’s titular assassin for what they are, you’ll leave the theater sufficiently thrilled.
Pasolini Explores the Disgusting, Brave Work of a Great Filmmaker
Willem Dafoe plays the radical Italian artist who focused on human depravity, including in himself.
So Long, Veep
Nobody is out to make hope and change. All anybody wants is to secure advantage for himself, destroy the other guy and stomp on his bloody corpse.