48. "Paths of Glory" (1957)

Grab your pith helmet! Because tonight we cheat for the second time with a World War I movie, Stanley Kubrick's "Paths of Glory" from 1957. This tight, compact movie offers a unique anti-war theme. After an offensive goes badly, a vindictive general demands three soldiers be tried for cowardice and shot. Kirk Douglas, as the men's commander, defends them against the capricious charges. Will he succeed? Or will he come up against an ingrained corruption too big to fight? Dig how this movie is short, but deceptively complex... asides include many things Stanley Kubrick, even the improbable connection to a Florida sex-rap act.