War movies have been around since the start of cinema, with several silent films before the sound era began, and over time, standout releases have defined the war genre. Several great movies were set ...

“Me love you long time,” a Vietnamese sex worker tells the U.S. troops, swiveling her hips as she hawks her services. “You party?” The first female character in Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War classic ...

Peter Tonguette’s commendable essay on “Patton,” the classic 1970 war film by Franklin J. Schaffner, was most appropriate for Memorial Day weekend (“An Epic of Potent Patriotism,” Masterpiece, May 24) ...

There’s nothing quite like a feature-length film that’s basically a prolonged chase sequence. Mad Max: Fury Road is one of the greatest action films of all time because of its frenetic pacing and ...