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This week, the boys once again return to one of the most evil Nazis this side of the Reichstag... that being Reinhard Heydrich and the stranglehold he maintained over Czechoslovakia. Thankfully, these films are about him being killed! And do we have a doozy for you this week - 1965's Assassination, an honest-to-God Czech film about the whole operation which also comes with a bonus of some Czech actors playing Brits with hilarious accents! The guys talk about the most accurate representation of Heydrich's demise, the interesting use of upbeat, jaunty music, the harrowing and violent final sequence and much more.

Next week: going to the movies with Mr. Hopkins!

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Assassination / Atentat stars Radoslav Brzobohatý, Rudolf Jelínek, Ladislav Mrkvička, Luděk Munzar, Josef Vinklář, Siegfried Loyda and Harry Studt; directed by Jiří Sequens.

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As the boys venture off the list, we present to you a new sub-series: THE DOGS OF WAR... for... you know... bad war movies.

This week on Dogs of War: the kitchen is heating up as Jason and Brendan go to pawn their DVD player for a copy of 2012's Iron Sky on DVD. The problem becomes obvious when they get home and Brendan's VHS player won't accept the disc; this means war. Jason has dug a trench and erected many machine guns around Brendan's home as Brendan prepares to send his tiny doggy, Max, to the moon in a homemade rocket to establish a beachhead for his family's new life. Eventually they watch the movie on the internet and talk about it on Skype.

Next week: back to one of the worst German dudes.

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Iron Sky stars Julia Dietze, Götz Otto, Christopher Kirby, Tilo Prückner, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Michael Cullen and Udo Kier; directed by Timo Vuorensola.

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As the boys venture off the list, we present to you a new sub-series: THE DOGS OF WAR... for... you know... bad war movies.

This week, we start off with Steven Spielberg's big-budget critical disaster 1941 starring everyone on the planet. Joining them is bad movie connoisseur Nathan Spavold from the What Were They Thinking? podcast. They discuss everything including the long scenes of destruction without a lot of laughs, the way in which the film wastes a scene with Slim Pickens, Christopher Lee and Toshiro Mifune all at once (!), the endless Jitterbug dance sequence, Treat Williams playing an absolutely terrifying villain for a comedy and much, MUCH more.

Next week: another dog!

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1941 stars... (deep breath)... Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Christopher Lee, Toshiro Mifune, Tim Matheson, Warren Oates, Robert Stack, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Eddie Deezen, Dianne Kay, Slim Pickens, John Candy, Patti LuPone, Penny Marshall, Michael McKean, David Lander, Joe Flaherty, Mickey Rourke, Dick Miller, James Caan and John Belushi; directed by Steven Spielberg.

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The horror persists but so does Kaji! As the Reds advance and the Japanese Army begins to sacrifice itself on the altar of glorious death in battle, Kaji knows that this not the end for him. Somewhere, his beloved wife Michiko is waiting, the one desperate hope left as Kaji plows south. His humanist instincts remain, but Kaji is no longer the naive idealist that stepped out of school and into a labour camp. Hardened by reality and pragmatism, he still tries to save lives on his long, hard journey towards home.

Next week: a bit of a mood break as we veer off the list for a short while.

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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Yūsuke Kawazu, Chishū Ryū, Taketoshi Naitō, Kyōko Kishida, Nobuo Kaneko and Kazuo Kitamura; directed by Masaki Kobayashi.

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The saga continues with Part 2 of this epic saga. This time, Kaji becomes a prisoner of sorts and is forced to be the one that relies on outside forces to be impartial and perhaps even helpful in his struggle. The guys talk about that as well as the similarities to Full Metal Jacket, the tragicomic suicide scene, the intimidating line of tanks emerging from the horizon and much more.

Next week: the conclusion to The Human Condition saga!

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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Keiji Sada, Michirō Minami, Kei Satō, Taketoshi Naitō, Yūsuke Kawazu, Susumu Fujita and Kunie Tanaka; directed by Masaki Kobayashi.

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The day has arrived. Brendan and Jason finally dive into the first part of Masaki Kobyashi's monster nine-hour epic - The Human Condition! Allowing him to avoid the draft and marry his sweetheart, Kaji takes a job at a forced labour camp manned by Chinese prisoners. A modern man with modern ideas, Kaji tries to reform the camp system through better treatment of prisoners. Can he cut through the graft and the culture to make a difference?

Next week: Part 2!

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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima, Sō Yamamura, Keiji Sada, Kōji Nanbara, Seiji Miyaguchi, Eitaro Ozawa, Kōji Mitsui and Toru Abe; directed by Masaki Kobayashi.

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Marching forward on the list this week as the fellas discuss the Korean War and a return to director Samuel Fuller with Fixed Bayonets! Yes, the title DOES have an exclamation point - isn't that fun? Brendan and Jason talk about Fuller using small sets for big ideas, differences between this one and The Steel Helmet, the themes of bravery and responsibility, the insanely tense minefield scene and much more.

Next week: it begins... the most daunting task on this list...

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Fixed Bayonets! stars Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael Shea, Richard Hylton, Craig Hill, Skip Homeier and... for like 8 seconds... James Dean; directed by Samuel Fuller.

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This week? Why, it's the big one with the little Austrian corporal in 2004's Downfall! As the Red Army closes in around him, cooped up in his Fuhrerbunker, Adolf Hitler tries to ignore defeat. Eventually, he does a good deed and puts a gun in his mouth. What more do you need to know?

Next week: fix those bayonets!

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Downfall stars Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Corinna Harfouch, Birgit, Minichmayr, Ulrich Noethen, Thomas Thieme and Thomas Kretschmann; directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.

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In which our fellas head back to Lebanon this time without the steel armour. Ari Folman was there in 1982 as a young man in the Israeli Defense Forces. His memories are fragmented, however sometimes crystal clear, others bits and pieces and some blank altogether. He knows he was present at the infamous Sabra and Shatila massacre but he remembers only a few images. Through conversations with memory experts and wartime comrades, rendered in a distinct animated style, Ari begins to reveal a bigger picture of what he experienced in those years.

Next week: the final days of a monster.

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Waltz with Bashir is directed by Ari Folman.

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This week, the fellas ask the ultimate question: IS THIS MOVIE A WAR MOVIE OR IS THIS MOVIE NOT A WAR MOVIE? America's favourite gameshow commences with a discussion of Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped. They discuss Bresson's way in which he films hands, the slow, methodical and procedural style of showing the prison escape, the justifiable use of voiceover and much more.

Next week: back to the list for a solemn dance!

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A Man Escaped stars François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, Roland Monod and Jacques Ertaud; directed by Robert Bresson.

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