Monday, March 11, 2024

Subpoenaed six feet under ground

Mildred Gillars was known as Axis Sally. She was an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to spread propaganda during World War II. Thus she was part of the war machine of the Third Reich. American Traitor follows her capture in post-war Berlin and her trial on charges of aiding the German war effort in the United States. Nothing special as a movie, but there's the historic interest and, as often, Al Pacino in a standout performance.

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The whip of thunder

The last part of The Roundup trilogy. Undoubtedly the weakest of the film series. Lots of violent action and acrobatic fight scenes, but ...