20.The Ballad of Cable Hogue 19. The Shootist 18. Dances with Wolves 17. Old Henry 16. Hostiles 15. Pale Rider 14. Jeremiah Johnson 13. The Homesman 12. The Outlaw Josey Wales 11. Appaloosa 10. Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid (1973) I consider Sam Peckinpah one of the Finest Western Film Directors of all…
Category: Movie Suggestions
War Documentaries Worth A Damn: Taking Fire
War Documentaries that are shot almost exclusively using a Soldier’s recorded Helmet Cam Video are getting to be the standard by which all 21st Century War Documentaries are judged now. After the groundbreaking Afghanistan War Documentary Restrepo by Sebastian Junger and the late Tim Hetheringon and their equally powerful follow-up Documentary, Korengal, which documented the lives of…
5 Good Shows on Netflix Right Now Any Civilian Operator Would Like
Narcos (Seasons 1 and 2) If you like historical crime flicks, definitely check this series out. It is by far one of the BEST series ever done on the complete story of Pablo Escobar. It not only tells the story/legend of Escobar himself, but it also tells the story of the DEA and other…
Citizen Soldier Trailer
Looks Good. Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
War Movies Worth A Damn: A War
Ever since Netflix raised their monthly rate from $8.65 to $10.00 I have been waiting to see if an increase in price was going to equal an increase in better movies, and this month I can say that is true. A War is is a Danish War Drama (with superb English Subtitles) that depicts…
Upcoming War Movies Worth A Look
UPCOMING WWI, WWII and KOREAN FILMS AND MINI-SERIES USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) – Already Released! Action – The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they…
Two World War Two Movies Worth A Damn
Fortress of War (2010) A 2010 Russian-Belarusian war film that recounts the events surrounding the June 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress. My Way (2011) My Way is a 2011 South Korean war film inspired by the true story of a Korean named Yang Kyoungjong who during World War II was conscripted into the Japanese, Soviet and the German…
Netflix Pix: Get Your 1920’s British Gangster Fix with Season 3 of the Peaky Blinders
Season 3 of the Peaky Blinders just got released on Netflix. For those of you unfamiliar with this series, allow me to quote my previous ramblings from 2 years ago about Seasons 1 and 2: Peaky Blinders (5 out of 5) I mentioned this series before last go around, but now since Season 2 has…
World War I Movies Worth A Damn: My Boy Jack (2007)
I came across this movie by a friends suggestion on one of the History forums I frequent and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. My Boy Jack (based on the Kipling Poem by the same name) tells the story of Rudyard Kipling and his son Jack, who at the beginning of WWI in England…
My Extremely Long Memorial Day Movie List (Revised for 2020)
By Hammerhead I have been seeing a lot of Memorial Day Movie List lately, and although some of the list are commendable, some of the list just plain suck! So being a veteran, (and historian) I thought I might give you guys my List. I will warn you..It’s long and I did not number them because…