
The Darkest Hour should be nominated for best picture this year at the Oscars, but in my opinion it shouldn't win. Gary Oldman, however should be the front runner for best actor. If you haven't seen this movie or Dunkirk, then I suggest watching them together since they actually cover the same historical time period. While Dunkirk shows the action on the ground, Darkest Hour shows what was going on behind the scenes. I feel like they compliment one another quite nicely and both illustrate what is often not recognized as a very important turning point in World War 2. The fact that these movies don't involve the United States pretty much make them underdogs when it comes to awards season.
Unfortunately, another Churchill bio pic was released earlier this year.

This one is garbage. Normally it would pass as merely mediocre, but compared to to Darkest Hour, it's inadequacies are highlighted. Don't waste your time.
This movie covers the last days of the war, including D-day. A better cinematic option would be "Into the Storm."

It covers the same micro-time period and is much better acted.
I also watched the lectures by the Teaching Company on Churchill to give some background info (because I'm a fucking nerd.)

The Teaching Company (Now called The Great Courses) are a superb learning tool, and also a pretty good way to pass the time if you have a long commute to work, or want something to listen to while doing boring boring cardio at the gym.
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/
I've listened to or watched about 50 of them over the last 10-15 years. There are some duds but most are pretty good. Depending on your interest you can find something to your taste. (And you can even get them for free if you know how...)















