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.