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Jarhead 2: Fiel...
OK 17 Points 2014

Standard war movie fare:  A small group of jarheads against all odds, survive against the Taliban while carrying out an unlikely mission of having to rescue a local female political hero. Decent (albeit mindless) shoot-em-up entertainment is sometimes just what the Dr. ordered for war movie buffs.

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The Water Diviner
Great 17 Points 2014

Russell Crowe’s directorial debut is a hit. Not only does he shine as the dramatic star, but he captures the compelling story of a father’s somber journey to find and bury his sons after the bloody battle of Gallipoli. Enjoy the historical references, the drama, and the adventure. Great stuff.

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Kilo Two Bravo
Really Great 17 Points 2014

I honestly haven’t seen a more suspenseful, brutal and painful to watch war movie. Coming from a war movie junkie, there were times where I had to hide my eyes like a squeamish woman. The other thing about Kilo Two, is it is the first war movie (that I remember) that focuses on helplessness an…

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William Kelly's...
Very Good 17 Points 2014

An Aussie farm boy with amazing marksmanship skills (learned at the expense of kangaroos), goes on to be decorated for valor at Gallipoli fighting with his brother and cousin. That’s enough of a story, but William Kelly’s War is just getting started. One thing you don’t want to do is be poacher…

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Fury
Really Great 83 Points 2014

The pantheon of essential WWII movies has a new entrant. David Ayer’s Fury stars Brad Pitt as an American Staff Sergeant who must lead a platoon of Sherman tanks against the Germans’ superior Panzers. Think Chevies vs. Benzes, with Brad and his battle-hardened crew in an outgunned Sherman named…

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Field of Lost S...
OK 17 Points 2014

The Field of Lost Shoes is a story about the 1864 corps of cadets (257 of them) at the Viginia Military Institute who were conscripted by Maj Gen John Breckinridge; They were supposed to be backups, but ended up being very necessary to turn back the Union armies. In the end, 10 were killed and …

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Macbeth
None Yet 0 Points 2015
Eye in the Sky
Really Great 86 Points 2015

21st century war gets personal in the heart-pounding Eye in the Sky, one of the best 21st century war movies yet.1 Helen Mirren’s steely colonel directs a global military response to Islamist terror, adroitly coordinating activity in Kenya, Nevada, Hawaii, Bejing and Singapore from two rooms …

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Hyena Road
Very Good 17 Points 2015

So, apparently Canadians were in Afghanistan as well. Hyena road is a highly entertaining hodgepodge of intense fighting, espionage, politics, and even a love affair thrown in. Although the Canadians are known for their cool, Hyena doesn’t hold back on the intense fighting and gruesome details,…

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Beasts of No Na...
Great 17 Points 2015

Abraham Attah is outstanding in this chronicle of a West African boy’s life adventure from happy child to his journey as a forced child soldier in a group of mercinaries. Although the movie is fictional, it loosely follows similar events in West African history and often botched UN protection. …

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