Rosie the Reviewer
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Two female history buffs review and comment on World War Two media, such as movies, shows, and books, and share related personal experiences.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Sam and Margie measure World War II screen drama against historical context, combining candid criticism with detailed attention to what adaptations omit.
Sam and Margie treat World War II screen stories as arguments about the past, testing what films and series dramatize against the history behind them. Their conversations move through plot, performance, and military context without separating review from historical inquiry.
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A brisk, history-minded look at a wartime drama about nurses, sacrifice, and movie-star glamour.
Rosie the Reviewer reaches its 100th episode with So Proudly We Hail, a 1943 film about American army nurses in the Philippines, and the discussion is strongest when it stays close to Juanita Redmond's memoir and the wartime pressure around Bataan.
A warm World War II courtroom discussion that sharpens where the book and film diverge.
Hart's War is a 2002 World War II courtroom drama with an unusual setup, and Sam and Margie keep it easy to track. They seem genuinely taken with the cast, and the conversation stays centered on what the film does well while also weighing where the novel may have the cleaner…
A WWII shark story with dry banter, a hard hit grenade beat, and a grim rescue.
Beast of War treats its WWII shark setup with a nice deadpan streak. Sam, Margie, and George keep circling the HMAS Armadale sinking and the Jaws connection, but the better stretch is the one where the air raid siren turns the shark into something that feels like it is hunting…
A crowded World War II film gets a clear-eyed review that values its documentary style.
Guy Hamilton's Battle of Britain gets a review that fits a large, crowded war film. The hosts treat it as a documentary-style account of the battle, and they give proper weight to the many real-life figures, even when a few begin to blur together.
A World War II trial drama that puts psychology ahead of procedure.
Nuremberg uses the 1945 trial setting to sit with a hard idea: evil can look plain. It follows Dr. Douglas Kelly, the American psychiatrist asked to assess the Nazis' well-being and fitness for trial, then widens out through Jack Hell Eye's 2013 nonfiction book and the Netflix…
A Midway comparison that brings in history, carrier warfare, and Sam's reading from Greg L. Simmons.
Rosie the Reviewer sets the 1976 Midway alongside the 2019 Midway, with Roland Emmerich directing the newer film and Sam and Margie steering the conversation. Sam also draws on Greg L. Simmons's The Battle of Midway, which gives the episode some added historical footing.
Sam and Margie revisit The Sound of Music through a World War II lens, with a friendly take on a classic.
Sam and Margie bring a friendly World War II lens to The Sound of Music, revisiting the 1964 film through its roots in the 1959 stage musical and Maria von Trapp's memoir.
A horse rescue film gets a sharp, lightly skeptical WWII discussion.
Rosie the Reviewer treats Miracle of the White Stallions as both a wartime rescue story and a children's film that leaves plenty of wartime context unsaid.
Outnumbered units, remembered under fire.
Battle maps, war films, and patient context.
War news, tested against military reality.
Antique European history, read aloud.
Hosts grapple with the historical challenge of proving guilt in post-war denazification.
The hosts discuss the 2002 film The Pianist, based on Wladyslaw Spielman's Holocaust memoir, focusing on the protagonist's lack of autonomy during his survival in occupied Warsaw.
Sam, Margie, and George cover Beast of War, a 2025 shark movie with World War II roots.
Sam and Margie review the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates, discussing its portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad and Soviet sniper Vasily Zaitsev.
Hosts Sam and Margie review The Sound of Music through a World War Two lens, analyzing its portrayal of the Anschluss and comparing the film's romanticized story to the real von Trapp family's experiences.
Rosie the Reviewer takes on Miracle of the White Stallions, the 1963 film about rescuing the Lipizzaner horses from the Vienna Spanish Riding School at the close of World War II.
Hosts Sam and Margie compare the 1976 and 2019 film adaptations of the Battle of Midway, critiquing historical accuracy, acting, and direction.
Sam and Margie open with Nuremberg, the 2025 film they are discussing.
Sam and Margie talk about Parts War, the 2002 WWII film directed by Gregory Hoblet and based on John Katzenbach's 1999 novel.
Rosie the Reviewer covers Windtalkers (2002), the John Woo film about Navajo Code Talkers in World War II, with Sam and Margie questioning why Nicolas Cage’s Joe Enders dominates a story meant to center Ben Yazzie and Charlie Whitehorse.
Hosts Sam and Margie review the 2015 film Son of Saul, discussing its portrayal of a Sonderkommando prisoner at Auschwitz, cinematic techniques like narrow perspective and sound design, and its historical context including the real-life uprising and Sonderkommando experiences.
Rosie the Reviewer uses its 100th episode and Women's History Month to discuss So Proudly We Hail, a 1943 film directed by Mark Sandrich and based loosely on Juanita Redmond's 1943 memoir I Served on Bataan.
Sam and Margie take on Guy Hamilton's 1969 film *Battle of Britain* and its attempt to portray the fighting over Great Britain in 1940.
Two hosts discuss the 1998 film The Thin Red Line, its source novel, historical context, and Oscar nominations.
Two hosts review the Japanese war film Grave of the Fireflies, discussing its plot, themes, and emotional impact.
Two hosts review the WWII film Walking with the Enemy, discussing its portrayal of the Holocaust in Hungary with a guest expert.
The hosts recap the final episodes of Masters of the Air, discussing plot points and character arcs in a WWII POW camp.
Two hosts recap episodes 4-6 of the WWII TV series Masters of the Air, discussing plot points and character developments.
Two hosts and a guest discuss the first three episodes of the WWII TV series Masters of the Air.
Hosts Sam and Margie, joined by guest Anna, review the German TV show Generation War, discussing its production, historical accuracy, and emotional impact.
Two female history buffs review the new Guy Ritchie film 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' and discuss its book source.
Two hosts and a guest discuss national myth-making in World War II media, focusing on Dutch, Filipino, and Canadian perspectives.
The hosts discuss myth-making and propaganda in World War II media with a guest, sharing perspectives from Canada, the Netherlands, and the Philippines.