For Screen and Country

This week, the boys take aim with the 2014 Clint Eastwood film American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper. They discuss the controversial nature of Chris Kyle, questioning the accuracy of some of the film's depicted historical events, the really melodramatic moments used to suggest PTSD, the fake baby... like, of course they talk a LOT about the fake baby. Oh yeah, and some more stuff.

Next week: Platoon

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American Sniper stars Bradley Cooper, Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman, Cory Hardrict, Keir O'Donnell and Sienna Miller; directed by Clint Eastwood.

Is It Streaming?

USA: Prime Video, Max and available to rent.

Canada: Netflix, Crave Starz available to rent.

UK: Prime Video and available to rent.

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This week's film is the Jean Renoir (yes, the son of the famous painter) film La Grande Illusion. Brendan and Jason talk about the film's breakdown of the fall of the aristocracy as exemplified by Boldieu and Rauffenstein, the use of subtitles and lack thereof which figure significantly into the narrative, Renoir using the contemporary world of World War II to comment on World War I as portrayed in the film and much more.

Next week: American Sniper.

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La Grande Illusion stars Jean Gabin, Marcel Dalio, Pierre Fresnay, Dita Parlo, Julien Carette and Erich Von Stroheim; directed by Jean Renoir.

Is It Streaming?

USA: Criterion Channel and available to rent.

Canada: Criterion Channel and available to rent on Apple TV.

UK: ITVX, Studio Canal Amazon Channel and available to rent.

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This week, the boys talk about Mel Gibson's take on WWII and more specifically... Desmond Doss in the film Hacksaw Ridge. The guys talk about the obvious Mel Gibson Factor, the portrayal of the Japanese occupation, the post-war tragedy of the real Desmond Doss' life, Andrew Garfield's performance and much more.

Next week: La Grande Illusion.

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Hacksaw Ridge stars Andrew Garfield, Teresa Palmer, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Richard Pyros, Hugo Weaving, Jacob Warner, Rachel Griffiths and Vince Vaughn; directed by Clint Eastwood.

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USA: Hulu and available to rent

Canada: Crave and available to rent

UK: available to rent

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A brand-new venture begins as the guys start conquering the 100 Greatest War Movies of All-Time (according to PASTE Magazine) by starting out with a rather important one - the 1930 adaptation of book-to-silver screen All Quiet on the Western Front. The guys talk about how such a vehemently anti-war film in 1930 must have been quite a sight to see and discuss the censorship of the film throughout the world, the modern filmmaking techniques that even Steven Spielberg must've taken note of for his films, the strategic use of older actors playing the main teenage characters, the fascinating story behind the dying french soldier in the trenches and much, much more.

Next week: Hacksaw Ridge.

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All Quiet on the Western Front stars Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, Ben Alexander, Scott Kolk, Owen Davis Jr., William Bakewell and Russell Gleason; directed by Lewis Milestone.

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USA: available to rent

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UK: available to rent

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It's time for a brand-new venture on the show and this week, the guys introduce the MARCH TO WAR as they look to cover the Top 100 Greatest War Movies of All-Time (according to PASTE Magazine) but also a lot of extra war-related side hustles.

Next week: The war list begins with the 1930 anti-war classic All Quiet on the Western Front.

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Well, this British film journey has been quite a ride but it's all gotta end somewhere and this is it. The boys salute the movies they've watched, announce which films have been added to their respective lists and which ones have been cut, they point out highlights from the past and put a bow on the whole venture.

Next week: WARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

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Back to the list for one more movie as the guys discuss the wartime musical Oh! What a Lovely War starring a bevy of British stars covered many times on this show. They talk about the use of real wartime songs, the way in which the film covers some truly dark material with a fake veneer of joy, Attenborough's criticisms directed at the ruling class and much more.

Next week: OUR FINAL BRITISH LIST BECOMES SELF-AWARE.

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Oh! What a Lovely War stars Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, Jack Hawkins, Ian Holm, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Maggie Smith, Susannah York and John Mills; directed by Richard Attenborough.

Is It Streaming?

USA: Hoopla and available to rent

Canada: available to rent

UK: available to rent

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In the final installment of And Now for Something Completely Similar, the guys talk about one of Jason's childhood favourites - Goldeneye. Does it hold up?! They talk about Famke Janssen's amazing performance as the villain, they analyze Brosnan's performance as Bond and what makes him stick out amongst all the other portrayals, Jason gives some history about the mega-hit Nintendo 64 game that came out two years later, they discuss the wild 90s soundtrack and much, MUCH more.

Next week: back to the list for one more and it's a big, blustery musical featuring the For Screen and Country all-stars!

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Goldeneye stars Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Izabella Scorupco, Joe Don Baker, Judi Dench, Robbie Coltrane, Tcheky Karyo, Gottfried John, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond and Alan Cumming; directed by Martin Campbell.

Is It Streaming?

USA: HBO Max, DIRECTV and available to rent

Canada: available to rent

UK: available to rent

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Well... the guys covered Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz so it's only natural that they'd finish the Cornetto trilogy with The World's End. They talk about the themes of returning as a stranger in your hometown and never growing up despite all your friends doing so while also discussing Edgar Wright's ability at maturing as a director through all three of these movies, the names of the pubs and how they factor into the plot, critiques of commercialization, Nick Frost's fantastic dramatic performance and much more.

Next week: one more round of Bond!

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The World's End stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike, David Bradley, Pierce Brosnan and the voice of Bill Nighy; directed by Edgar Wright.

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USA: available to rent

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UK: Prime Video, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema and available to rent

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The next step on the Completely Similar express is an examination of another film about the Troubles... Some Mother's Son. The guys talk about this film leaving virtually NO cultural footprint at all, they discuss how the film represents the conflict from many different points of view while never fully vilifying one side or the other, the very relaxed election rules that would not be a good idea in 2023, comparisons with Hunger and the relative tame-ness of this movie and much more.

Next week: Cornetto!

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Some Mother's Son stars Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara, John Lynch, Tom Hollander and Ciaran Hinds; directed by Terry George.

Is It Streaming?

USA: available to rent

Canada: Disney+ and available to rent

UK: Disney+ and available to rent

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