Welcome to Rosie the Reviewer, a Dutch-Canadian female-led WW2 media podcast. A new episode airs every Friday!
Everything about Rosie and our WW2 adventures.
We dive into 1963´s The Great Escape, a movie so long that Maartje had to watch the last 30 minutes at three times the speed. Sam did a lot of research for this and now knows a lot about escaping, so if you´re ever in jail…
Buongiorno Principessa! In this episode, we laugh and we cry about this magical and tragical Italian masterpiece. Is it just us, or do hilariously funny films make the best tragedies?
In part two of our mythmaking episode, we discuss the mythmaking about WW2 in our respective countries (the Philippines, Canada and the Netherlands) and Germany. (Psst. Listen to part one first if you haven’t.)
Sam (our guest from the Philippines) joins us for this one again.
Description This week, we cover Red Tails, a 2012 film about the Tuskegee Airmen. Fascinating subject matter, mediocre and forgettable movie? Documentary recommendation While Red
In this episode, we explore how WW2 media creates myths, with our guest Sam from the Philippines, and critically analyze films and shows from different perspectives. This two-part episode kicks off with a discussion on how historical media shapes our understanding of the past and what truths may be hidden in plain sight.
We discuss the 1970 film Tora! Tora! Tora! about the attack on Pearl Harbor just to see how much Michael Bay ‘borrowed’ from it. Kidding! We giggle over the Star-Spangled Banner played at 8 times the speed. Kidding! This might be the most accurate film about WW2 events ever made.
In this week’s episode, we talk about Captain America: The First Avenger. He was created to fight Nazis, after all.
Before we began this podcast, I had often wondered what it would take to actually have a podcast. It seemed this kind of daunting, futuristic
Episode ten is here! In this episode, we discuss the nuances of a Dutch film called The Forgotten Battle (originally titled De Slag Om De Schelde), about the ‘forgotten’ battle for the Scheldt.
This week we cover episodes 4-6 of SAS Rogue Heroes. And George is back for more.
We also created a collaborative playlist with our soundtrack wishes for season 2 of the show.
This week we cover episodes 1-3 of the sassiest of war shows, SAS Rogue Heroes. And we have a guest! George joins us to talk about all things SAS. Thank you, George!
This week we check out a WW2 film classic: Saving Private Ryan! Perhaps the war film to inspire all war films since. Will you finish your drink when they call out the title?
Join us as we dive into Pearl Harbor. A nostalgia watch for Maartje and somewhat of a hellish time for Sam.
We discuss the life and accomplishments of Violette Szabo, a British agent with the SOE, through the movie Carve Her Name With Pride and the book Violette Szabo: The Life I That I Have. Does a 1958 movie still hold water?
We talk about the movie and book Unbroken. We might be a little mean. But that’s got nothing to do with Louis Zamperini.