This week on Task & Purpose Radio's The Warzone, Patrick, Adam, and Matt ask coworkers to consider the impact of the beloved action-camp blockbuster Starship Troopers. The film, which debuted to poor reviews in 1997 and is now widely considered a cult masterpiece, chronicles the human race's galactic struggle against a belligerent civilization of alien bugs. Directed by Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Showgirls) and based on Robert A. Heinlein's beloved 1959 book, the film utilizes dark comedy and fascist imagery to highlight the dangers of the military-industrial complex. However, as our intrepid hosts discover, that's not why Starship Troopers holds a special place in the hearts of so many Americans who came of age in the 1990s.

This week on Task & Purpose Radio: The Warzone, Patrick, Adam, and Matt review the 1987 Stanley Kubrick classic Full Metal Jacket. The film is widely considered one of the most iconic war movies depicting the conflict in Vietnam. However, some people feel that the story line is too chopped up, confusing the story lines. 

This week on Task & Purpose Radio: The Warzone, Patrick, Adam, and Lauren review the 2015 Canadian war film Hyena Road. While Canada does a lot of things right ― health care, maple syrup, coffee shops ― war films does not appear to be one of them. The movie, set in Kandahar, Afghanistan, exhibits every war stereotype imaginable and then some. However, it's still worth watching just for the epic firefight at the end and some of the goriest battle scenes to hit the big screen.