War movies aren't my thing. Most feel like different flavors of the same played-out, pro-military propaganda, where the human toll takes a backseat to the fighting (re-created with the full Hollywood treatment, naturally) and what uplifting narratives can be spun out of the bones of an awful chapter of human history.
That's why I was surprised when Netflix's "Turning Point" series quickly became one of my favorites on the streamer. Directed by Brian Knappenberger, it retraces pivotal historical events through an unflinching, methodical and most of all deeply human lens.
