Dec
03
Allied
Went to see the new Brad Pitt WW2 spy flick Allied over the weekend. This is the new flick by Robert Zemeckis though it doesn’t really feel like it. This is the dude who directed Back to the Future, The … Continue reading
Tag Archives: War
Nov
24
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Also saw Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, the new war/coming home movie from Ang Lee. I highly recommend doing what everyone else did and not see this movie (it came in 13th place in its opening weekend, making under one … Continue reading
Nov
06
Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge is the new movie by the director of Braveheart and Passion of the Christ. Shhhh… that means Mel Gibson who is still, in some respects, in Hollywood Jail (though just getting this movie released theatrically means maybe not … Continue reading
Oct
16
Birth of a Nation, The (2016)
Also checked out The Birth of a Nation, the new film about Nat Turner’s slave rebellion in 1831. Many people may recognize the title of the movie as that of the rightfully infamous DW Griffith film from 1919… one of … Continue reading
Oct
16
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Watched the film (On Demand) USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (subtitle unnecessary) which is the true story of the Indianapolis, which delivered the Hiroshima bomb to the staging island before returning to the US, getting torpedoed and sunk by a … Continue reading
Aug
19
War Dogs
Went to see the new Miles Teller/Jonah Hill arms dealer movie War Dogs. This is the apparently true story of a couple out-of-their-depths 20 somethings who become arms merchants for the US military during the Iraq and Afghan wars. Apparently … Continue reading
Jun
25
Free State of Jones, The
Also sat through the unending and unendingly earnest Matthew McConaughey civil war era movie The Free State of Jones. Based on a true story (not sure how true) of a bunch of confederate deserters, runaway slaves, and victimized civilians who … Continue reading
Apr
10
Eye in the Sky (2016)
Eye in the Sky is the new suspense / war-on-terror movie about the ethics and the math behind drone strikes. The premise is that the British and the Americans have eyes (in the sky) on a house-full of terrorists who … Continue reading
Mar
05
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Also caught the new Tina Fey wartime correspondent drama/comedy Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Wasn’t sure what to think going into this movie but its certainly more of a drama (with light romance) than a comedy, though it can be quite funny. … Continue reading
Jan
16
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Went to see the movie 13 Hours (subtitle: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi). This is the Michael Bay directed true account (maybe) of the attack on the American consulate and secret CIA base in Benghazi, Libya back in 2012. Perhaps … Continue reading