### Clue: Journalist observed part of ship without leader in war film (7,5)
### Answer: HACKSAW RIDGE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: war film
 HACK(a derogatory word for "journalist") + SAW(observed) + "bridge"(part of a ship from where its operations are directed) **minus its 1st letter**(without leader).
Defn: … set in WW II, released in 2016.