Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023) stands as one of the director’s most surprising films. Known for his kinetic crime comedies like Snatch (2000), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), …
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Afghanistan War
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Film & TV
The Outpost – A Gritty and Unflinching Portrait of Modern Warfare
by alan.dotchinby alan.dotchinModern war films often struggle to balance authenticity with cinematic storytelling, but The Outpost (2020), directed by Rod Lurie, achieves both with remarkable precision. Based on true events and Jake …
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The Kill Team: The Corrosion of Morality in Modern Warfare
by alan.dotchinby alan.dotchinWar has always tested the boundaries of morality. It asks ordinary people to do extraordinary — sometimes terrible — things in the name of survival, loyalty, and obedience. But in …
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12 Strong, directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and released in 2018, is a war drama based on Doug Stanton’s non-fiction book Horse Soldiers. The film recounts the true story of the …
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Introduction Kajaki: The True Story is a 2014 British war drama directed by Paul Katis. The film is based on real events that took place in 2006 in Afghanistan, focusing …
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Film & TV
Lone Survivor (2013): Brotherhood, Courage, and the Human Cost of War
by alan.dotchinby alan.dotchinLone Survivor, directed by Peter Berg and released in 2013, is a gripping war film based on the real-life events of Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan. Adapted from the memoir …
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Introduction Restrepo, directed by Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington and released in 2010, is a harrowing documentary that immerses viewers in the lives of U.S. soldiers deployed to the Korengal …