Neeson was able to bring to life a legendary revolutionary hero in the underrated biographical war drama Michael Collins.

For black people, what mattered most was freedom. As the Revolutionary War spread through every region, those in bondage sided with whichever army promised them personal liberty. The British ...

Done properly, says Gallagher, re-enacting reconnects the public to a “palpable feeling” of the spirit and times of America’s Revolutionary War fervor. Loane agrees. Movies and books are one ...