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. Ep 97 – The Sound of Music – Edelweiss and the Anschluss

    14H AGO

    Ep 97 – The Sound of Music – Edelweiss and the Anschluss

    This week on Rosie the Reviewer, we’re tackling The Sound of Music (1965), directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. On the surface, it’s a sweeping musical about love, family, and catchy songs you’ve known since childhood. But watch it through a World War II lens, and it's surprisingly sharp. We revisit the Von Trapps’ romance, the Anschluss, and the film’s portrayal of Austrian opposition to Nazism. Listen & Follow 🖥️ Website: www.rosiethereviewer.com📸 Instagram: @rosiethereviewerpodcast💬 Join the conversation, share with a friend, and leave a review. We would love to hear your thoughts!

    1 hr
  2. Ep 96 – I Was Monty’s Double – M. E. Clifton James' Role of A Lifetime

    FEB 13

    Ep 96 – I Was Monty’s Double – M. E. Clifton James' Role of A Lifetime

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss I Was Monty’s Double (1958), a British WWII film based on M.E. Clifton James' memoir. The film tells the almost unbelievable story of an actor recruited to impersonate Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery in the lead-up to D-Day, as part of a wider Allied deception effort. Clifton James plays himself, and Monty. How any of this was true, we don't know, because it really is stranger than fiction. 🖥️ 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!

    40 min
  3. Ep 95 – Miracle of the White Stallions – Saving the Lipizzaners at the End of WWII

    FEB 6

    Ep 95 – Miracle of the White Stallions – Saving the Lipizzaners at the End of WWII

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss Miracle of the White Stallions (1963), a Disney live-action film inspired by the real rescue of the Lipizzaner horses of the Spanish Riding School at the end of World War II. Set in the war’s final months in Austria and Czechoslovakia, the film offers a very Disney take on Operation Cowboy, the joint effort to save the horses as the Third Reich collapsed. Joined by our friend Alora, we explore why the real history is more compelling than the film, and why this extraordinary rescue deserves a modern retelling. 🖥️ 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!

    1h 3m
  4. Ep 94 – Windtalkers – A look at the Navajo Code Talkers

    JAN 30

    Ep 94 – Windtalkers – A look at the Navajo Code Talkers

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss Windtalkers (2002), a World War II film inspired by the real Navajo Code Talkers who served in the Pacific theatre. Set primarily during the Battle of Saipan, the film follows Navajo Marines using their language as an unbreakable military code. Unfortunately, the main character is white. Why? Still, we're happy to talk about Code Talkers. 🖥️ 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!

    47 min
  5. Ep 93 – Taking Sides – Can You Separate the Art from the Artist?

    JAN 23

    Ep 93 – Taking Sides – Can You Separate the Art from the Artist?

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss Taking Sides (2001), a postwar drama built around a single, unresolved question: can you separate the art from the artist? Set during the Allied denazification of Germany, the film centres on the interrogation of celebrated conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who insists that his art existed above politics. His American interrogator argues the opposite: that cultural figures who remained visible under the Nazi regime cannot claim neutrality. Our conversation focuses on complicity and whether art can be “apolitical” under fascism, as we try to determine whether the film truly challenges its subject. 🖥️ 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!

    47 min
  6. Ep 92 – Hart’s War – A Courtroom drama set Inside a POW Camp

    JAN 16

    Ep 92 – Hart’s War – A Courtroom drama set Inside a POW Camp

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss Hart’s War (2002), directed by Gregory Hoblit and based on the novel by John Katzenbach. Set inside a German POW camp during the final months of World War II, the film is about a racially charged court martial involving a Tuskegee Airman, with a young American officer forced into the role of defence lawyer.War movie or courtroom drama? This one is a bit of both. The film attempts to address questions of racism within the US military, but we're not sure it tries hard enough. Based on a book, it diverges sharply from its source material. As usual, Sam gives you the best bits from the book.🖥️ 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!

    51 min
  7. Ep 91 – Ice Cold in Alex – Desert Survival, Camaraderie, and an Ice‑Cold Beer

    JAN 9

    Ep 91 – Ice Cold in Alex – Desert Survival, Camaraderie, and an Ice‑Cold Beer

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss Ice Cold in Alex (1958), directed by J. Lee Thompson and based on the 1957 novel by Christopher Landon. Set during the North African campaign of World War II, the film follows a British officer, his NCO, two nurses, and a mysterious South African hitchhiker as they attempt to reach Alexandria in a battered ambulance. It's a tense adventure film, with the desert as the main antagonist and an ambulance that feels like a character rather than a vehicle. And of course, the film has a famous promise: an ice‑cold beer waiting at the end of the road. 🖥️ 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!

    41 min
  8. Ep 90 – For the Moment – Love, Leaving, and the Air War at Home

    JAN 2

    Ep 90 – For the Moment – Love, Leaving, and the Air War at Home

    In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we discuss For the Moment (1993), written and directed by Aaron Kim Johnston. Set in rural Manitoba in 1942, the film follows a group of Canadian women and young Commonwealth airmen brought together by the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Though fictional, the story draws heavily on the real experiences of Johnston’s parents and captures the temporary, emotionally charged connections formed far from the war's front lines. We talk about early-career Russell Crowe, understated performances, and why this quiet, character-driven film feels refreshingly honest about wartime romance, loss, and choices that do not come with neat endings. 🖥️ 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!

    34 min
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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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