Ep 16 – Life Is Beautiful – A Heartfelt Journey Through Tragedy and Comedy

Ep 73 – Hemingway & Gellhorn – Who is the Better War Correspondent?

This week on Rosie the Reviewer, we’re diving into the 2012 HBO film Hemingway & Gellhorn. It’s all about the messy relationship between war reporter Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway. We get into the Spanish Civil War (and yes, the movie really drags its feet before getting to WWII), and honestly, we’re not sure either of them is all that likable. Plus, we talk about Caroline Moorehead’s biography Gellhorn: A Twentieth-Century Life, Martha’s own novel Point of No Return, and her travel memoir, Travels with Myself and Another.

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Ep 48 – SAS Rogue Heroes Season Two – Part Two (With Ben Simmons and George) A Deep Dive into Episodes 4-6 of SAS Rogue Heroes Season 2

In this week’s episode, we discuss episodes 4-6 of SAS Rogue Heroes Season Two with our regular guests, SAS Correspondent George and SAS Rogue Heroes military advisor Ben Simmons. Have you not heard the first one yet? We recommend listening to last week’s episode before this one for maximum enjoyment.

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Ep 24 – Jojo Rabbit – Analyzing Satire in Taika Waititi’s Controversial WWII Comedy

This week, we discuss Taika Waititi’s satirical film, Jojo Rabbit (2019) and once again question what makes good satire. This story is based on Christine Leunens’s 2008 book Caging Skies that Sam had the difficult task of reading. Pallet cleanser after that one, Sam?

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Ep 3 – Band of Brothers – Part Three – Iconic Moments from Episodes 8-10

We discuss 8-10 of Band of Brothers. And we’re a little tired. Big Nix Energy.

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Ep 78 – U-571 – A Deep Dive into This Submarine Thriller

In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we take on U-571 (2000) with returning guest Katie. This tense, incredibly fictional tale is all about American submariners capturing a German U-boat and its Enigma machine. It’s got Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bon Jovi and Matthew Settle and everyone’s damp. We explore the claustrophobic depictions and why the British were fuming about this one.
Including some real-life naval details, from the cramped quarters of the U-505 to the history of segregated Black sailors in WWII (because, let’s be real, this movie does no historical heavy lifting).

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Ep 73 – Hemingway & Gellhorn – Who is the Better War Correspondent?

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