Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

By John Roderick, Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr HarrisonComedyTV & FilmHistoryFilm Reviews
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Friendly Fire episodes

  • Forrest Gump (1994)

    Some films help us reflect on the sins of the past, other films create fictional characters to make the past more digestible. On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John answer every question with "Yes, drill sergeant." while reviewing this 1994 fantasy.

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    Next Film: Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

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    1 hr 33 min
  • Lebanon (2009)

    Some war pictures are about hostile territories, some are about the group turmoil, and other movies are about both. On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John cook-off while reviewing this 2009 claustrophobic drama.

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    Next Film: Forest Gump (1994)

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    1 hr 13 min
  • The Big Red One (1980)

    Can a Jedi, T-Bird, Nerd, and Scientist— under the command of a grizzled WWI Veteran— successfully survive the second world war? On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John get cooked a terrific meal, while reviewing this 1980 memoir.

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    Next Film: Lebanon

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Outside the Law (2010)

    Is this film a story of freedom that was split three ways, or just another glancing look at a past battle, with a new lens? On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John leave sports out of it while reviewing this 2010 drama!

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    Next Film: The Big Red One (1980)

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    1 hr 18 min
  • Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

    Does this film demonstrate that non-violence is the key to winning wars, or is this movie just another fun make-believe tale brought to us by Mel "Opus Dei" Gibson? On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John don't know how they're going to live with themselves if they don't stay true to what they believe—while they watch this 2016 biopic.

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    Next Film: Outside the Law (2010)

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    1 hr 19 min
  • The Patriot (2000)

    Does this film tell the tale of a freedom-fighting warrior or is this a story about Benjamin Martin's revenge-fueled descent into freedom? On today’s episode Adam, Ben, and John are citizens of an American nation while they review this turn of the millennium fictional drama.

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    Next Film: Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

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    1 hr 22 min
  • The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)

    All the money in the world can't make a lie the truth, and no matter how strong the love story may be, it doesn't change the fact that some governments commit atrocities. On today's episode the time in God's thoughts has come to an end while Adam, Ben, and John review this revisionist drama.


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    Next Film: The Patriot (2000)

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    1 hr 29 min
  • Casualties of War (1989)

    Can a Michael J. Fox war movie be as brutal as any other emotion-filled Vietnam picture? Yes, but with its own jungle to navigate. On today’s episode Adam, Ben, and John buck the system while reviewing this 1989 drama.

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    Next Film: The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)

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    1 hr 20 min
  • A Private War (2018)

    Marie Colvin's spirit drives this biopic and addresses war in a way that we don't always get in film. On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John couldn't imagine a world in which they didn't review this 2018 drama!

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    Next Film: Casualties of War (1989)

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    1 hr 19 min
  • The Great Escape (1963)

    Can a POW film achieve the same highs and lows of a battlefield picture? It can when it's full of cool-guy-allies! On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John devote their energies to reviewing this 1963 adventure with Chuck Bryant from Movie Crush.

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    Next Film: A Private War (2018)

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    1 hr 26 min

About Friendly Fire

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A history podcast with a twist: Friendly Fire uses war movies as a point of entry on not only the history of war, but the history of how societies think about war. John Roderick, Adam Pranica and…

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