Director Robert Schwentke shoots in black and white, yet the story is strictly black, giving little insight into the cruel, impressively coolheaded Herold (Max Hubacher) except that he's incensed at the German retreat.

| Mar 11, 2020

Schwentke's made one of the best films of his career here, but it still winds up a superficial exercise.

| Original Score: 2.75/5 | Jul 17, 2019

When it is all said and done, it is the kind of film that one can easily shrug off when it is over, something that one might think would be impossible given the source material.

| Feb 21, 2019

[It's] an engrossing horror-drama about the mask - or, well, the uniform - of sanity and what happens when it's given the legal authority to slip.

| Dec 10, 2018

Utterly enthralling from minute one, The Captain is a wild ride with an incredibly bonkers end-credit sequence and, though a difficult watch at times, is well worth a look.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 20, 2018

A super supporting cast of black comedy experts launch this tragedy solidly into the realm of powerful social commentary.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 18, 2018

The Captain is a hedonistic war drama which delves into the realms of comedy and absurdity in order to enhance the horror of Herold's deeds.

| Oct 30, 2018

Robert Schwentke's powerful film tells a fascinating story that's intensified without the use of color which also makes The Captain easier to digest.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 28, 2018

Hubacher's performance is a masterful physical feat.

| Oct 22, 2018

Captures the moment when fear and chaos bite and the ordered military existence crumbles into savagery and base urges.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 22, 2018

It's a profoundly disturbing film, full of striking images.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 21, 2018

The film reveals an unexpected high on the road within the career of Robert Schwentke: a highly personal project. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Sep 20, 2018

You've heard of 'Stalag 17', now meet Stalag 666.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 20, 2018

What a chilling performance from Hubacher.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 19, 2018

Infused with bone-dry humour... punctuated with Kafkaesque absurdity.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 18, 2018

The Captain... is a terrifically filmed horror story that, without grandstanding, confronts fear by portraying it intimately. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 17, 2018

Who knew Robert Schwentke ("RED "R.I.P.D.") had this movie in him?

| Original Score: A minus | Sep 7, 2018

Though he belabors the obvious and sensationalizes the carnage and sadism, Schwentke is dealing with some relevant issues.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 6, 2018

Schwentke's use of black and white fits the monochromatic world of grey uniforms and brown mud where life is but a whim for those, genuine or not, in command.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 5, 2018

For the first time in fifteen years, [Schwentke's] returned to his home country to tell a true story of its past with profound resonance in today's political climate...his best film by far

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 5, 2018