Hell on Earth: War in Cinema – BAND OF BROTHERS
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Band of Brothers is a rarity in that it is, in almost conceivable way, superior to Saving Private Ryan—no small feat.
Hell on Earth: War in Cinema – Spooky Edition: DOG SOLDIERS
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Dog Soldiers is one of those movies that feels like a checklist of movie references and cliches, but less as a routine exercise in formulaic filmmaking, and more as a clever pastiche of best-of moments of the genre
Hell on Earth: War in Cinema – FIVE FOR HELL is goofy escapism
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
It's not surprising that Five for Hell is frequently listed as an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s own take on the macaroni combat flick, Inglourious Basterds.
Hell on Earth: War in Cinema – THREE KINGS is a war comedy with heart
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Three Kings still remains one of my favorite movies, directed by someone who’s a real piece of shit
Hell on Earth: War in Cinema –HEARTBREAK RIDGE (1986)
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Heartbreak Ridge is a movie only Clint Eastwood could have made, and he only could have made it during a time in his career when he was taking his biggest risks as a filmmaker, storyteller and an actor.
Hell on Earth: War in Cinema – SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and THE THIN RED LINE 25 Years Later
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
I thought Malick and Spielberg were on opposite ends of the filmmaking spectrum, but in truth, and especially with films like this, it’s more like a Venn diagram that overlaps in the middle.