One of the greatest war movies ever made, Spielberg’s visceral and immersive approach and the film’s strong technical prowess continue to amaze more than two decades on.

Don’t think too much—this is Spielberg channeling his geeky gamer self, and darn, it is enjoyable.

Spielberg’s journalistic procedural is a masterclass in supple filmmaking that is equally at ease portraying nuance as well as galvanising action.

Spielberg the fabulist meets Roald Dahl’s prose in this light-hearted, old-school tale that is somewhat an inconsequential entry in the director’s illustrious filmography.

Polished and generally solid, this Cold War movie would rank as one of Spielberg’s good-but-not-great pictures.