Red Tails
In many ways, Red Tails could be considered the World War II movie that never got made. A throwback to war films of the 1950s, it centers on an elite squadron of African-American pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen, and their opportunity to fight. Making racism a mere backdrop with a focus on the men and their experiences, the film is less interested in laying on white guilt than in making sure the story is told, since it never would have been in a past era. In doing this, however, producer George Lucas and director Anthony Hemingway concurrently create a somewhat bland... read more
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