Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014)

This new installment could be my new favorite of the series, reminding me of the some of the best war stories about resistance fighters.   Jennifer Lawrence, as Katniss, really impressed me in this one. I liked how she struggles with her new identity as the voice of the revolution, and how she has to accept that her life as she used to know is over. There were so many good parts; my favorite might be was when Katniss sings her blues song "Hanging Tree" and the rebels take it on as their anthem. Philip Seymour Hoffman was good in it too. The music by James Newton Howard is good.

We Were Strangers (1949)

Jennifer Jones gives one of her best performances as a Cuban woman who joins an underground revolutionary movement to overthrow the ruthless president in 1933. She joins after her brother is shot dead by the governement for opposition. John Garfield co-stars as her love interest. John Huston's pro-freedom labor of love, which includes a quote from Thomas Jefferson ("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God") in the beginning.

For a few more pictures, visit the Artman's blog post here. He is a big John Garfield fan.