Category: War

Khartoum (1966)

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By: Oberst Von Berauscht (Three Beers) -   It is the 1880′s and the Sudan is under threat by Muhammad Ahmed (Laurence Olivier).  Ahmed is a religious fanatic who sees himself as the prophesied redeemer of Islam, the “Mahdi”.  Ahmed commands a large


Ride with the Devil (1999)

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By: Oberst Von Berauscht (Two Beers) -   Jake Roedel (Tobey Maguire) is a Missourian who defies his German father’s devotion to the Union and joins the South as a bushwhacker for Quantrill’s Raiders.  He forms a small unit with several


Breaker Morant (1980)

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By: Oberst Von Berauscht (A Toast) - The year is 1901, and the British Empire is mopping up a war in South Africa with the Dutch Boers.  Lt. Harry “Breaker” Morant, along with two other officers are on trial for their


Act of Valor (2012)

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By: Oberst Von Berauscht (Four Beers) -   A radical Islamist plans to sneak suicide bombers into the United States.  To accomplish this, he teams up with his former classmate, a Jewish smuggler with connections.  Together they plot the destruction


Hell and Back Again (2011)

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By: Henry J. Fromage (Four Beers) -    The Academy Award nominees for Best Documentary this year displayed a dazzling array of techniques and approaches to the craft, even if the subjects- Afghanistan War veterans, recently deceased artists, wrongful imprisonment,


The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

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By: Oberst Von Berauscht (Two Beers) –   Laurence Fishburne plays African-American pilot Hannibal Lee, a character we follow through training and into the fight in the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first flying unit for all-black pilots during WWII.  He and


Red Tails (2012)

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By: Jake Peroni (Three Beers) - There is an inexplicable phenomenon that comes with fatherhood that draws a fascination with WWII. For some reason we actually stop and check out the History Channel just to see what’s on, and when a special


Red Dawn (1984)

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By: Jake Peroni (Four Beers) - In a small suburban town in Massachusetts, a couple miles out of Boston, a high school football team settles in on a quiet Sunday morning, 2 points down from it’s biggest rival. The crowd is hushed


The Big Pitcher – Salò | 120 Days of Sodom – Ep.1

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  The Big Pitcher – Salò | 120 Days of Sodom – Ep.1 Summary:  MovieBoozer contributor Bill Arceneaux and co-host Patrick defend “Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom” from being labeled as pretentious rubbish. Specific scenes, duping college students


War Horse (2011)

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By: Oberst Von Berauscht (Two Beers) -   Albert Narracott (Jeremy Irvine) raised and trained his family’s horse “Joey” ever since his father bought it at auction.  Despite not having the build of a work horse, Joey quickly impresses everyone