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Ep 95 – Miracle of the White Stallions – Saving the Lipizzaners at the End of WWII

In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss Miracle of the White Stallions (1963), a Disney live-action film inspired by the real rescue of the Lipizzaner horses of the Spanish Riding School at the end of World War II.
Set in the war’s final months in Austria and Czechoslovakia, the film offers a very Disney take on Operation Cowboy, the joint effort to save the horses as the Third Reich collapsed.
Joined by our friend Alora, we explore why the real history is more compelling than the film, and why this extraordinary rescue deserves a modern retelling.

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Rosie the Reviewer 06/02/2026 No Comments
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Ep 94 – Windtalkers – A look at the Navajo Code Talkers 

In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss Windtalkers (2002), a World War II film inspired by the real Navajo Code Talkers who served in the Pacific theatre. Set primarily during the Battle of Saipan, the film follows Navajo Marines using their language as an unbreakable military code. Unfortunately, the main character is white. Why?

Still, we’re happy to talk about Code Talkers.

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Rosie the Reviewer 30/01/2026 No Comments
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Ep 93 – Taking Sides – Can You Separate the Art from the Artist?

In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss Taking Sides (2001), a postwar drama built around a single, unresolved question: can you separate the art from the artist?

Set during the Allied denazification of Germany, the film centres on the interrogation of celebrated conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who insists that his art existed above politics. His American interrogator argues the opposite: that cultural figures who remained visible under the Nazi regime cannot claim neutrality.

Our conversation focuses on complicity and whether art is “apolitical” under fascism, as we try to determine whether the film truly challenges its subject.

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Rosie the Reviewer 23/01/2026 No Comments
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