2 Best Movies to Watch by Laurent Bouzereau

The Bloody Hundredth was produced as an accompaniment to fellow Apple TV+ production Masters of the Air, and it shows. In writing and editing, it doesn’t feel grand enough to stand on its own despite having big stars like Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg come in and lend their presence. That said, it’s still a compelling story, made even more valuable by the real-life heroes who recall their experiences onscreen. This, plus the rich archival footage that accompanies them, is what makes an otherwise straightforward documentary well worth watching.

Genre: Documentary, History, War

Actor: Adolf Hitler, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Frank Murphy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, James Stewart, John 'Lucky' Luckadoo, John A. Clark, Joseph Stalin, Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Winston Churchill

Director: Laurent Bouzereau, Mark Herzog

Rating: PG-13

It makes sense that a documentary about Faye Dunaway doubles as a documentary about the best of late 20th-century cinema. Dunaway, after all, has starred in many defining films, including Bonnie & Clyde, Chinatown, and Network, the latter of which won her an Oscar. But there are times when it feels like the documentary equates Dunaway to her career, and we get way too many clips of these admittedly great films, as opposed to more intimate slices of Dunaway’s life. Still, it’s heartwarming to see Dunaway take control of her narrative after falling victim to the press’ relentless defamation of the star. Yes, she’s difficult and a diva, she admits that many times in the documentary. But she’s also a fastidious hard worker—someone’s gotta be, or else they wouldn’t come up with the classics that we have now.

Genre: Documentary

Actor: Arthur Penn, Barbet Schroeder, Barry Primus, Bette Davis, David Newman, Dick Cavett, Elia Kazan, Faye Dunaway, Frank Perry, Gene Siskel, Hawk Koch, James Gray, Jane Fonda, Jerry Schatzberg, John F. Kennedy, John Phillip Law, Johnny Carson, Liam O'Neill, Mara Hobel, Marcello Mastroianni, María Callas, Martin Luther King Jr., Merv Griffin, Michael Caine, Mickey Rourke, Paddy Chayefsky, Pauline Kael, Richard Nixon, Robert Benton, Robert F. Kennedy, Roger Ebert, Roman Polanski, Rutanya Alda, Sam Spiegel, Sharon Stone, Theadora Van Runkle, Tom Snyder, Tova Laiter, Vera Day, Warren Beatty

Director: Laurent Bouzereau

Rating: PG-13

2 Best Movies to Watch by Laurent Bouzereau

1. The Bloody Hundredth, 2024

2. Faye, 2024