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Worthwhile viewing, but a missed opportunity

“Based on real diary entries detailing the haunting, untold experiences from the Western Front in the First World War, 2024's Before Dawn is a perfectly competent Australian war picture that pays tribute to the ANZACs who sacrificed their lives in the service of their country. With a screenplay by Ja” read more

A competent Australian war movie

“An ideal companion piece to 2006's Kokoda, the made-for-television Parer's War finds director Alister Grierson overseeing another World War II story involving Australia's efforts fighting the Japanese in Papua New Guinea. Scripted by the late Alison Nisselle, who adapted Neil McDonald's 1994 novel, ” read more

An effective and absorbing war film

“Before the iconic 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, HBO produced several made-for-television war films during the 1990s. In addition to A Bright Shining Lie and the brilliant When Trumpets Fade, there was 1995's The Tuskegee Airmen, which tells the story of the first African-American combat pilots t” read more