1917 reminds us that each war had its own hell, yet share so much

You can pick your heroes with tears in your eyes throughout the lush yet stark two hours of 1917, an amazing concept indeed considering this World War I movie most obviously centers around the two Lance Corporal British soldiers picked to carry out a most perilous mission. They, the commanding general intones so seriously, must…

No secret: These Brits can figure out clues

James Bond had his decades, oh so many of them. Jack Ryan. Jason Bourne. Bring on Gary “Eggsy” Unwin. Yeah, “Kingsmen: The Secret Service” continues the long line of agent thrillers, but this young British hero has more to do with 007 than the rest, with gadgets and fighting and cool. You can read my…