5 great military soundtracks to study or just relax to
The military isn’t all action and adventure. There are plenty of dull tasks required of service members that can send even the most motivated of troops to sleep. Whether it’s…
This is the state that looks most like Afghanistan, according to Hollywood
If you’re looking to make a movie about the Afghanistan War, it should be obvious that you’re not going to be filming in Afghanistan itself. That hasn’t stopped Hollywood from…
6 small changes that would have made these military movies better
We love movies! That’s exactly why studios spend millions of dollars making them. As long our eyes are glued to the silver screen, they’ll continue to put out blockbuster after blockbuster. Some film moments, however, don’t land well with the au…
5 reasons why ‘Braveheart’ should have been about Robert the Bruce
Hollywood takes creative licenses with any historical story, there’s no doubt about that. In some cases, taking a closer look would mean they don’t have to. Mel Gibson’s 1995 medieval…
Some veterans went balls out and made a ‘Jurassic Park’ fan film
The craziest thing we could do for this franchise was to fly people and equipment to Hawaii and try to tell a story that has all the elements people love about Jurassic Park but from a tactical military perspective,” producer and …
This Kiwi pilot inspired Tom Hardy’s character in Dunkirk
The pilot checks his watch and does another calculation. The fuel gauge on his Spitfire had been shot out by a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter, and he was reduced to estimating his remaining fuel level with quick arithmetic. As he approaches the…
Unrealistic war movies that still nail military life
It’s no secret that Hollywood has a knack for getting the military wrong in war movies. Whether it’s diverging from reality in movies that are “based on a true story” or it’s pretending grenades create massive fireballs when they explode, the m…
The Tiger used in ‘Fury’ was captured after being disabled by the most improbable shots
Out of nowhere, a shot cuts through the last Sherman tank in the column, blowing its turret off. The three remaining Shermans reverse from the road as another shot whizzes into the dirt, narrowly missing them. Backed into a wood line, the Shermans s…
5 things Lord of War got right about gun running
Lord of War boasts numerous sound bites that service members quote ironically. It genuinely is an entertaining film and one of Nicolas Cage’s best roles. It has become a staple…
Darth Vader has a ranger tab, and other military veterans in ‘Star Wars’
Star Wars boasts some of the most hardcore fans of any franchise, but some might not know the impressive military background of the Empire’s most fearsome warlord. Darth Vader, the main…