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‘Hannibal Brooks’ (1969): A most unusual example of a big-scale WWII actioner

In an effort this Memorial Day weekend to watch something—anything—other than The Dirty Dozen or Where Eagles Dare or Kelly’s Heroes or The Green Berets for the umpteenth time, I rooted around and came up with a real overlooked gem from the late 1960s: the captivating, offbeat big-scale WWII adventure, Hannibal Brooks.

May 24, 2026 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Venom’ (1982): Fun exploiter, but needs more hiss

Frequently silly but entertaining hostage crisis nail-biter…which needed a whole lot more mamba.

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