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Writer/director Andrew Niccol burst onto the scene with 1997's Gattaca, one of the best sci-fi films of the last 20 years by any objective measure. Since then, his career has had its ebbs and flows, but his 2005 feature Lord Of War definitely has its moments. Nic Cage —maintaining just the right level of crazy in this performance— stars as an...
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You ever hear someone say "they don't make 'em like they used to"? If you watch (or re-watch) The Deer Hunter in 2017, this will be the first thought that goes through your mind. Director Michael Cimino's three-plus hour Vietnam-era epic won 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, when it was initially released back in 1978, and the film's...
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Directed by Norwegian director Tonje Hessen Schei, this documentary focuses on the evolution and ramifications of drone warfare. Drone interviews soldiers, engineers, and victims about how this new technology has altered combat, who is responsible for the moral and legal actions of drone use, and how war technology may evolve in the future....
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There aren't a ton of war comedies out there, but Four Lions is certainly one of them. Riz Ahmed from The Night Of stars in this subversive film about four dumb-dumb British journalists that try to train for and commit an act of terror.
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Nearly thirty years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Oscar-winning Tora! Tora! Tora!, was released. The gripping historical film tells the story of the the events of December 7, 1941, and the planning ahead of it, from the perspective of both the American side as well as the Japanese.
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What happens when Hollywood egos meet the behind-the-scenes nightmare that was Apocalypse Now? Hilarious madness. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, and several other very funny people, this war movie about a movie set that loses all control is the perfect laugh out loud, bitingly masculine watch. Is it one of the...
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Believe it or not, HBO has made multiple movies about the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. This one stars Michael "Dumbledore" Gambon and is pretty tightly focused on how the United States found themselves mired in the war in Vietnam. Gambon kills it as LBJ, but stick around for Alec Baldwin as defense-secretary Robert McNamara sparring with...
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The six-part documentary Apocalypse: The Second World War is a must-stream for any World War 2 buff. Narrated by former fictional president Martin Sheen, this engaging documentary series features an incredible amount of actual footage from the war that's been fully colorized. With each episode lasting around 45-minutes, Apocalypse: The Second...
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