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…
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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…
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…
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…
Top Ten World War II POW Movies Worth A Damn
Well made World War Two POW Movies is a very select genre for the discerning film lover. There are only a small number of films, at least in this authors opinion, that make the cut. So enough jaw jacking… here is my Top 10 of WORLD WAR TWO POW MOVIES (in Chronological, NOT ranking order) and…
Netflix Pix & War Movies Worth A Damn: Kilo Two Bravo (Kajaki: The True Story)
Kajaki: The True Story, released in North America as Kilo Two Bravo, is a 2014 British War Film directed by Paul Katis, written by Tom Williams, and produced by Katis and Andrew de Lotbiniere. The plot is based on the true story of Mark Wright and of a small unit of British soldiers positioned near the Kajaki Dam in…
Netflix Pix & War Movies Worth a Damn: The Best of Men
I came across this one on Netflix last night under “World War Two Movies” (Now how did they know I would like those?) Anyways, this is not your typical “War Movie” per se, more like a “What Happens After a War” kind of movie. It is about a German Doctor who comes to an English…
Netflix Pix for January 2016
The movies in this Pix are not only set during World War Two, but also deal in a subject that I have been interested in for quite a while: Intelligence Operations regarding the OSS and SOE. The Heavy Water War As many of you know I am a HUGE fan of World War…
Sebastian Junger on Why Some Vets Miss War
Sebastian Junger on TedTalks. If you have not seen it already, I highly recommend the documentaries Restrepo, Korengal and the Last Patrol, all of them available on Netflix. I also recommend his book War.
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…