Rosie the Reviewer: a WW2 movies and shows podcast

Rosie the Reviewer

Two female history buffs review and comment on World War Two media, such as movies, shows, and books, and share related personal experiences.

  1. 3 dgn geleden

    Ep 118 – The Land Girls – The Women's Land Army Gets Its Close-Up

    This week, we're reviewing The Land Girls (1998), David Leland's adaptation of Angela Huth's novel about three women who join the Women's Land Army and land on a Dorset farm during the Second World War. We go down a genuinely fun historical rabbit hole on Spitfire Funds and the WLA and wonder multiple times: “Girl, what are you doing!?”. 🖥️ Visit our website: www.rosiethereviewer.com 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @rosiethereviewerpodcast 💬 Join the conversation, share with a friend, and leave a review. We would love to hear your thoughts.

    Ep 118 – The Land Girls – The Women's Land Army Gets Its Close-Up

  2. 10 jul

    Ep 117 – The Book Thief – The Power of Books in Nazi Germany

    This week on Rosie the Reviewer, we cover The Book Thief (2013), based on Markus Zusak’s bestselling novel about a girl growing up in Nazi Germany. Her foster family teaches her to read, and hides something far more dangerous beneath the floorboards. We talk about the power of storytelling while books are burning, and about the small, enormous risks this family takes to protect someone. 🖥️ Visit our website: www.rosiethereviewer.com 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @rosiethereviewerpodcast 💬 Join the conversation, share with a friend, and leave a review. We would love to hear your thoughts.

    Ep 117 – The Book Thief – The Power of Books in Nazi Germany

  3. 3 jul

    Ep 116 – Battle of the River Plate – South America's Only WWII Naval Battle

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss The Battle of the River Plate (1956), about the first British naval battle of the Second World War. We discuss the standoff between three British/New Zealand cruisers and the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, the captured merchant captain who came to respect his German captor, and how the fight ultimately ended in a tense diplomatic standoff in neutral Montevideo. 🖥️ Visit our website: www.rosiethereviewer.com 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @rosiethereviewerpodcast 💬 Join the conversation, share with a friend, and leave a review. We would love to hear your thoughts.

    Ep 116 – Battle of the River Plate – South America's Only WWII Naval Battle

  4. 26 jun

    Ep 115 – Come and See – A Belarusian Nightmare You Cannot Wake From

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss Come and See (1985), directed by Elem Klimov and set in German-occupied Belarus. We follow Flyora, a teenage boy who joins a partisan unit and is drawn into the systematic destruction of Belarusian villages by German forces. We talk about the film, the history of what Germany did to Belarus, and the survivor accounts that Adamovich travelled across the country to collect. 🖥️ Visit our website: www.rosiethereviewer.com 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @rosiethereviewerpodcast 💬 Join the conversation, share with a friend, and leave a review. We would love to hear your thoughts.

    Ep 115 – Come and See – A Belarusian Nightmare You Cannot Wake From

  5. 19 jun

    Ep 114 – From Here to Eternity – Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, and the Peacetime Army

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss From Here to Eternity (1953), based on James Jones's novel about the peacetime US Army stationed in Hawaii in the months leading up to Pearl Harbor.  We also dig into the women of wartime Hawaii who were doing a lot more than waiting around, from the Women's Air Raid Defense tracking aircraft around the clock to OSS recruit Elizabeth McIntosh, who taught herself Japanese and ended up producing propaganda in India. 🖥️ Visit our website: www.rosiethereviewer.com 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @rosiethereviewerpodcast 💬 Join the conversation, share with a friend, and leave a review. We would love to hear your thoughts.

    Ep 114 – From Here to Eternity – Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, and the Peacetime Army

  6. 12 jun

    Ep 113 – The Dirty Dozen – Twelve Convicts, One Suicide Mission, Zero Showers

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we are joined by guest Tom to discuss The Dirty Dozen (1967), directed by Robert Aldrich. We talk about Operation Jedburgh, the Filthy 13 from the 101st Airborne, and the German propaganda broadcasts of Lord Haw-Haw. We also get into the film as an anti-war piece made in the shadow of Vietnam. 🖥️ Visit our website: www.rosiethereviewer.com 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @rosiethereviewerpodcast 💬 Join the conversation, share with a friend, and leave a review. We would love to hear your thoughts.

    Ep 113 – The Dirty Dozen – Twelve Convicts, One Suicide Mission, Zero Showers

  7. 5 jun

    Ep 112 – The Longest Day – D-Day from Every Angle

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss The Longest Day (1962), the docudrama based on Cornelius Ryan's nonfiction book about the Allied landings at Normandy on 6 June 1944. We go through the mega ensemble cast, stuff we liked and can’t get over how good Cornelius Ryan is at character driven narratives. We also get into: the star-studded cast, the lack of blood, some movie trivia and the Plus: Canadia mention. 🖥️ Visit our website: www.rosiethereviewer.com 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @rosiethereviewerpodcast 💬 Join the conversation, share with a friend, and leave a review. We would love to hear your thoughts.

    Ep 112 – The Longest Day – D-Day from Every Angle

  8. 29 mei

    Ep 111 – The King's Speech – Bertie, Lionel, and Some Unfortunate Tongue Twisters

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss The King's Speech (2010), the biopic about King George VI and his unlikely friendship with Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. We get into what the film gets right and where it takes some liberties... look, Edward VIII was a lot more pro-Nazi than the movie suggests. Also: how the Second World War ended up being the best thing that could have happened for the British monarchy's reputation. 🖥️ Visit our website: www.rosiethereviewer.com 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @rosiethereviewerpodcast 💬 Join the conversation, share with a friend, and leave a review. We would love to hear your thoughts.

    Ep 111 – The King's Speech – Bertie, Lionel, and Some Unfortunate Tongue Twisters
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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.

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