“My Fighting Season” captures the chaos and brutality of life on the frontline of the Afghan War. Last year, actor-turned-filmmaker Ricky Schroder, released the first installment of his six-episode documentary series called “The Fighting Season,” which chronicles the U.S. military’s efforts to bring the war in Afghanistan to a close after 13 years of grueling…
Category: War Movies Worth A Damn
Today in History: “Top Gun” The Movie Turns 30 Years Old Today!
OMG, I am feeling old…I remember going to see this like 3 times at the theaters when it first came out (you know you are getting old when you preface a lot of your sentences with “I Remember!”) I have to admit, now when I watch this movie, I find it all a bit corny…
War Books Worth a Damn: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Although I obviously have not seen the movie yet, I can vouch for this book as being one of the best stories I have ever read of a soldier trying to make sense of life after War. You should definitely put this one on your reading list and make plans to see the movie, as…
War Movies Worth a Damn: Eye in the Sky
For well over a decade the film and television industry has ranged over the political and moral terrain generated by the 9/11 era and the West’s subsequent foreign policy interventions during the “war on terror.” From the brilliantly satirical (Team America: World Police), the conspiratorial (Syriana), the trenchantly critical (Redacted), the intensely personal (American Sniper),…
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…
War Movies Worth A Damn: ‘Only The Dead Have Seen The End of War’ is a TOUGH Watch
Some Vets may have mixed emotions about this documentary. I will war you, some parts are NOT easy to watch, but unlike most people, I could care less about the jihadi Muslim POS that die in this documentary. What I care about is watching America’s finest do their jobs like Ssgt. David Bellavia’s amazing story in the Battle…
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…
War Movies Worth a Damn: April 9th
This movie can be watched on Solar Movie. Another great WW2 Film about Denmark is Flame and Citron (Currently on Netflix and Solar Movie). It goes on to show that although Denmark’s initial military resistance to the Nazi’s was not successful, the continued Guerilla Resistance through subversion, sabotage and assassinations were. -SF I had never heard of…
War Movies Worth a Damn: Hyena Road
‘Hyena Road’ Brings Grinding Complexity Of Ground Combat In Afghanistan To The Screen New drama ‘Hyena Road’ takes a close look at the complex and often convoluted counterinsurgency doctrine in Afghanistan. Translating the experiences of those who served in the Global War on Terror onto film has yielded mixed results, with many movies focusing on…