The radical self-reflexivity of Fernando Lopes’s 1964 movie “Belarmino” (Oct. 24 and Oct. 26) is evident from the start, with its jazz-scored credits sequence that features a rhythmic series ...

Many war movies deal with the terrible cost of war, but few do it in quite the same way as The Deer Hunter. The movie ultimately spends little of its three-hour runtime on the Vietnam War itself.

World War II movies, of which there are many, are set across the world as well. Across Europe, Africa, and Asia, if there was fighting, there is probably a movie about it.

War movies have been a Hollywood staple for as long as movies have existed. In fact, the first-ever winner of a Best Picture Oscar was the World War I film "Wings," which was released way back in ...