Documenteers: The Documentary Podcast

Starship Troopers (1997) by Bob Sham & Friends

The Battle Of Algiers (1967) by Bob Sham & Friends

Grave Of The Fireflies (1988) by Bob Sham & Friends

WARNING: A LOT OF TALK ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND GENERAL INHUMANITY. Shit can get rough during wartime. Cruelty can rear its ugly head and we get a lot of that during our war-movie themed month we’re calling GLORY & PROPAGANDA. This week is WW2 week. The Second Sino-Japanese War probably would have happened anyway, regardless of the rest of the world’s troubles, but it was on the footsteps and an essential part of how ever-present troubles were across the globe leading up to the Second World War. It was the Fourth of July last week and China gives us a big assist with their amazing explosives that we blow up, so this month let’s talk about a Chinese movie about an infamous event that the Japanese don’t talk much about in their media. We’re talking about the Siege and Rape of Nanking as depicted in Lu Chuan’s 2009 film “CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH” also called “NANKING! NANKING!”. What is interesting about Chuan’s epic of atrocity is that he manages to depict humanity even amongst the Japanese. Sergeant Kadokawa is not enjoying the abject horror his fellow soldiers are committing on prisoners or civilians. The remaining Chinese citizens are struggling to survive what may not be survivable. This movie is pretty hard to watch but if you read a little bit on this actual history then you realize how much harder it could have gone. Then there’s a beat near the end that you can shake your sweet ass to. Here’s a link with English subs we found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx_ervF7h7w

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Inglourious Basterds (2009) by Bob Sham & Friends

Come And See (1985) by Bob Sham & Friends

The Dirty Dozen (1967) by Bob Sham & Friends

All July is movies at war, a theme we’re calling “GLORY & PROPAGANDA”. War films are movie genre that draws another specific sub-class of film that can also cross over with westerns. We’re talking about what we like to call “DAD BONER MOVIES”. I guess you could say “Dad Flicks” if you don’t want to be crude but what’s the fun in that? Think about your dad for a moment. Think about the movies he likes. The books and shows he like. Now picture your dad with a boner. It’s a lot easier than you think, isn’t it? Peter Weir’s adaptation of Patrick O’Brian’s Napoleonic War era nautical stories seemed to come and go rather quietly. With Russell Crowe at the lead it made a few bucks but didn’t inspire any sequels. “MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD” nevertheless found critical acclaim and a particular appreciation for the movie developing in hindsight from all the dads and their boners. They love this shit. Perhaps one of the all timer, underrated, more modern Dad Boner films and also kinda gay with Crowe and Paul Bettany looking absolutely wifed. That’s just that high seas shit. Peace and love to all the gay dad boners out there. Oh, shit! We found a link to the movie but I bet it gets taken down quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5syct99MvVw

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This is a very patriotic month here in the United States so why not discuss war movies? GLORY & PROPAGANDA is July’s theme. Angela maybe isn’t going to have fun this month. It might be rough for Bob too but he actually likes sad dad-boner type movies. When you come up with Vietnam War movies in your mind, this might pop up fourth or fifth off the top of your head. This flick features Michael J. Fox in one of his most dramatic leads in his career. Many Vietnam War movies since “Apocalypse Now” proved to be quite successful but this 1989 film, “CASUALTIES OF WAR” by Brian De Palma did not napalm the box office and probably asserted Fox back into his more lighthearted fare that made him successful in the first place. Also starring Sean Penn, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo and more. This film is based upon an actual incident of a regiments abduction, sexual assault and murder of a Vietnamese girl. The “Incident on Hill 192” was reported in the New Yorker but much of the names have been changed, including the title of the incident itself for whatever reason. Fox’s Private Eriksson strives to do what’s right despite not stopping what did occur. Will the military respond with charges against these men? When it’s all said and done, will it even matter? Vietnam movies can be brutal and this one is no exception.

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Sergeant York (1941) by Bob Sham & Friends