Celebrating its 70th anniversary, “Rome, Open City” is a world cinema landmark, but that dusty, respectful word does not do justice to a film that has not lost its power to surprise and even shock.

Namwene Mukabwa is a Collider author based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has a penchant for Westerns, classics, historical, and underrated movies and television series. He became hooked on screens at the age ...