I just watched the movie Trumbo after a friend of mine who works in the movie biz asked me to see it and give him my ‘honest’ opinion. The bottom line is despite all the “rave” reviews the film got and even with the star power of Brian Cranston, Dianne Lane. Helen Mirren and John Goodman the…
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A Tactical Assessment of Kevin’s Battle Plan in Home Alone
As Many of you know, I am a big fan of movies, and during the Holidays, there are some that are just plain classics. “Home Alone” is one of our favorites along with “National Lampoons Christmas Vacation” , “A Christmas Story” (You’re Shoot Your Eye Out Kid!) and the usual smattering of typical Christmas fare:…
Which is the Better Badass Christmas Flick? Die Hard or Lethal Weapon?
I concur with the authors choice…John McClaine is one awesome holiday crime fighter! The latest Die Hard was not bad either..putting John McClaine up against the Russian Military was entertaining! Merry Christmas! -SF We compared two Christmas flicks that happen to be the best action movies of all time. You may not think that “Die…
World War II History: Foiling the Nazi’s Nuclear Plans
Growing up, I remember watching all those famous World War Two movies with my dad like Kelly’s Heroes, Where Eagles Dare, Force 10 from Navarone, etc. But one that always stuck out was The Heroes of Telemark with Kirk Douglas. When I got a little older and started reading more about WW2, I found out…
Netflix Pix: Jack Strong
Every once in a while Netflix surprises you with a really good out of left-field spy movie. Jack Strong fits that bill. Based on the Book A Secret Life: A Polish Colonel, His Covert Mission and The Price he Paid to Save His Country the movie tells the tale of Polish Army Officer Ryszard Kuklinski and the…
Understanding Counter-Insurgency Warfare in under 3 minutes
This clip was edited out of the final movie We Were Soldiers for some reason, but I have to agree with Tom Ricks’ Article, they should have left it in. “You Won’t Run the little Bastards back home sir, They Are Home….” As I Said, that sums up COIN.
10 Things you Probably Never Knew about Apocalypse Now
10 obscure facts about “Apocalypse Now.” I’ll never forget the first time I saw “Apocalypse Now.” Captivated, I stared at the screen for the 196-minute runtime as Willard journeyed upriver in the midst of the Vietnam War to assassinate the general-turned-rogue-demigod Colonel Kurtz. Afterward, I felt disgusted, exhausted, relieved, and forever altered in my…
20 Foreign Made World War Two Movies You Probably Never Saw (But Need Too)
1944 (2015) As Far as my Feet Will Carry Me (2001) Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Days of Glory (2006) The Grey Zone (2001) Charlotte Grey (2001) Diplomacy (2014) In Darkness (2011) Lore (2012) …
Historical Movie Review: Bridge of Spies (2015)
As a student and history buff of all things Cold War, I had been looking forward to this movie for some time. Although I cannot say I had I had high hopes, since it has been a while since a decent Cold War era movie has been made that is even memorable. But seeing that…
Netflix Pix: Beast of No Nation
When civil war tears his family apart, a West African boy is forced to join a group of mercenary fighters, transforming him into a child soldier. Beast of No Nation is based on the Novel by the same name written by Uzodinma Iweala which chronicles the tale of boy’s soldiers journey into his own Heart…