Darkest Hour is heavily invested in the “great man” theory of history, ... but from the perspective of citizens and soldiers directly affected by politicians jostling for position in Parliament.

The challenge of sonically recreating the world of London in 1940 for Joe Wright‘s “Darkest Hour” not only involved historical accuracy but subjective license. After all, the psychological ...

“Darkest Hour” depicts Churchill’s life in 1940, ... Less effectively, Wright over-relies on dizzying practical and digital overhead shots of a teeming, fractious Parliament, ...

“Darkest Hour” is the second Dunkirk drama this year. ... So in Parliament he proclaims his immortal vow: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, ...

How ‘Darkest Hour’ Editor Re-created Churchill’s Historic Wartime Speech. In the wake of the evacuation of Dunkirk, the politician delivered one of his most famous orations, but giving those ...

Moviegoers will surely debate whether “Dunkirk” or “Darkest Hour” did a better job at the rousing finale, since both close with Churchill’s “we shall fight” speech to Parliament: in ...

Wright says Darkest Hour, from the POV of Churchill and the parliament rather than the men on the beach, is partially about resistance. Watch on Deadline ...

Darkest Hour showcases a performance by Gary Oldman that is so good, ... British politics and how Parliament works has never been something Americans have full been able to understand, ...

The first glimpse we get of Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour” doesn’t flatter him, and isn’t meant to. He’s an unkempt old man in pajamas and a pink bathrobe, sitting in bed, cigar in ...