Episode 53: Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Episode 53

10th January 2019

Letters from Iwo Jima: Does this film’s story-telling device help craft a pragmatic tale of WWII or Is this movie only one-half of a Clint Eastwood fever-dream? On today’s episode Adam, Ben, and John build those underground fortifications while reviewing this 2006 drama! This film is available on: Amazon, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Fandango Now, […]

Episode notes

Letters from Iwo Jima: Does this film’s story-telling device help craft a pragmatic tale of WWII or Is this movie only one-half of a Clint Eastwood fever-dream? On today’s episode Adam, Ben, and John build those underground fortifications while reviewing this 2006 drama!

This film is available on:

Amazon, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Fandango Now, and Vudu.

Next week: Flags of our Fathers
Available on: Amazon, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Fandango Now, Vudu, and your local library

Produced by Rob Schulte.
Theme music, “WAR” by Edwin Starr, courtesy of Stone Agate Music.
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Art by Nick Ditmore.

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John Roderick, Adam Pranica, and Benjamin Ahr Harrison are exploring titles from the entire history of cinema about every war, big and bigger. They discuss filmmaking, geopolitical history, nerd out about uniforms and equipment, and crack wise the entire time. To the victor go the spoiler alerts!

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