A Christmas war movie that's actually more about coming of age in the shadow of death, Keith Gordon's A Midnight Clear casts Ethan Hawke as the leader of a squad of at-the-time rising stars, in what might be the first great performance of his career. It's also the first showcase of his natural ability with voiceover, most famously effective in First Reformed.

This month, we're joined by Screen Drafts legend and host of The Incinerator podcast, Billy Ray Brewton!

Topics include war movies of the '90s, how writer-director Keith Gordon subverts genre expectations, and fantasy casting Hawke as Jason Voorhees!

"Heavy Metal Cinephile" riffage this month is 'Disposable Heroes' by Metallica.

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Hawke Talk is produced + edited by Timothy Evans