About this podcast
After definitively determining the best British and Canadian films, Brendan and Jason accepted a new mission: the top 100 War Movies of all time as ordained by the fine folks at Paste Magazine. Join the fellas as they dive into the history and the filmmaking behind the stories of heroism, despair, glory and the futility of war across
movies on the list and off. Plus, they have a little fun along the way, too!
Episodes
The newest 50 of 418 episodes
- What Were They Thinking? - Lost in Space · 1 h 33 minOne more excursion before the return of Jason as he talks about the 1998 box-office flop Lost in Space with Brendan on another show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- What Were They Thinking? - 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus · 1 h 46 minHere's one more. Jason co-hosts The Other Show with Brendan to talk about the anti-vax German conspiracy movie that no one has ever watched ever in the history of time. Learn…
- What Were They Thinking? - The Conqueror · 1 h 42 minJason continues to care for his baby so listen to this episode of The Other Show where Brendan, Nathan and Jason talked about John Wayne's star turn as Genghis Khan. Learn more…
- What Were They Thinking? - Stars and Bars · 2 h 0 minYes, it's that time Jason was on What Were They Thinking? to help Brendan and Nathan break down the only (?) Daniel Day-Lewis COMEDY (!) Stars and Bars. Learn more about your ad…
- What Were They Thinking? - Pearl Harbor · 1 h 31 minJason is still taking care of a tiny human so enjoy this old episode of What Were They Thinking? where he joined Brendan and Nathan to discuss the Michael Bay opus Pearl Harbor…
- The One with Jason's Baby · 39 minJason is WITH CHILD. In celebration of this monumental event, the guys pre-emptively recorded a surprise commentary for one of the most important educational films of all-time…
- Schindler's List · 1 h 17 minA movie as timeless as any other film and an important one at that. Brendan and Jason discuss Spielberg's Holocaust drama Schindler's List. No clever little summary here, folks…
- The Round-Up · 51 minAh, Miklós Jancsó... you beam of positivity, what have you bestowed upon the podcast next? It's 1966's The Round-Up (oh, that could be fun!) about the treatment of Kossuth's 1848…
- Pretty Village, Pretty Flame · 1 h 14 minWe return to Bosnia (last seen in 1998's Savior), and once more take in a film from the Serbian perspective. But this is no propaganda piece. Families torn apart, life long…
- Iron Sky: The Coming Race · 1 h 1 minAnother sequel?! This time, it's a sequel to a... let's say... less-beloved original film. The guys talk all about the Nazi meme-filled Iron Sky 2 co-starring Tom Green as a…
- The Great Escape II: The Untold Story · 1 h 12 minBoy howdy, remember back a spell when we watched the classic war movie The Great Escape? Turns out some people thought that it needed a sequel 20 years later! Sort of. Maybe. A…
- Army of Shadows · 1 h 3 minPeople of France, we've got a revolution to fight! But it's not going to be as sexy as it normally is because this is Jean-Pierre Melville's 1969 methodically-paced war thriller…
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · 1 h 15 minBeat to Quarters, men! Experience the timeless tale of Man and the Sea and all he asks for is a tall ship and a star to steer her by! It's Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The…
- What Were They Thinking? - Behind Enemy Lines · 1 h 39 minEnjoy this oldie from the What Were They Thinking? vaults as Brendan enjoys his brief vacation. Please ignore the plugs for things that have clearly already happened. Learn more…
- Red Cliff II · 1 h 3 minThis week we return to the Yangtze River in 208 AD at the Battle of Red Cliffs! Last week we saw the lead up and now it is time for the main event! On this bank, Prime Minister…
- Red Cliff · 51 minIt's time to discuss Red Cliff, the movie so big that it takes two episodes to talk about... even though this is a shorter episode. .. Look... the movie is 5 hours, okay? We're…
- Hell in the Pacific · 1 h 5 minTwo men. One island. Stranded and their countries at war, they have a choice: continue fighting that war here in the middle of nowhere or set aside their differences to survive…
- Inglourious Basterds · 1 h 22 minIs it his masterpiece? Maybe! Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is next on the docket. Does the movie take place in QT's alternate history multiverse? Is this the best…
- Blitz · 1 h 2 minThis is London. It is 1940 and the Blitz is at its most intense... seeing a period of 57 consecutive nights of bombing. Afraid for young George's life, his mother attempts to…
- In Harm's Way · 1 h 6 minAre you about to be... IN HARM'S WAY? Well, certainly if you reject Kirk Douglas! The guys talk about Eddington's (Douglas) very questionable redemption arc, John Wayne's…
- Resistance · 55 minImagine a world where Nazis roam... in Wales! The menfolk have left and its up to the ladies to endure a strange occupation by a small unit of Heer soldiers who, among other…
- Korengal · 53 minThe boys are back in town! This week, the fellas revisit the Afghanistan crew from Restrepo with the documentary "sequel" Korengal. The guys question if a sequel can just be a…
- Anthropoid · 1 h 1 minLike Tom Cruise, Reinhard Heydrich lives, dies, and repeats for our amusement. This time, we take a look at a 2016 version of the story, Anthropoid with our old Irish pals Jamie…
- The Imitation Game · 1 h 13 minWe're off-list this week to discuss the Oscar-nominated biopic The Imitation Game concerning the story of Alan Turing and his code-breaking skills that helped to put to rest some…
- The Beast · 1 h 15 minThis week the fellas fire up their DeLorean and head back to Afghanistan and this time, they drop in on the Soviet-Afghan war! After a group of Soviet tanks massacre and destroy…
- Where Eagles Dare · 1 h 9 minThe fellas get all greased up and talk about some manly men this week with 1968's Where Eagles Dare. Clint Eastwood AND Richard Burton together? You betcha! The guys talk about…
- Empire of the Sun · 1 h 19 minThis week, the Dark Knight rises! No, we're not watching the 2012 Batman threequel, you silly person! Why would you think that? It's the rise of the actor Christian Bale, in 1987…
- The Last of the Mohicans · 1 h 21 minDDL is back, baby! But this time... are the guys celebrating as much as usual? In what is sure to be a divisive episode, Brendan and Jason take a close look at Michael Mann's The…
- M*A*S*H · 1 h 16 minBoy, war is hell, all bloody and dirty and whatnot. But it isn't all glum, chum! No, the boys and girls of the 4077th MASH unit find plenty of time to play grab-ass and and cause…
- The Thin Red Line (1964) · 1 h 6 minMalick did it! But Malick wasn't the first one who did it! Marton first! The fellas talk about the 1964 novel-to-film adaptation of The Thin Red Line. Just how different are…
- Free State of Jones · 1 h 12 minHis nephew dead and his mind newly class-conscious, Confederate medic Newton Knight (Matthew McConaughey) deserts the Rebs and retreats to a swamp in his beloved Jones County…
- Memphis Belle · 1 h 14 minAfter the boys recall their abominable state during the Whisky Galore episode some eons ago, they dive deep into the WWII air force film Memphis Belle starring a who's who of…
- Jackboots on Whitehall · 1 h 1 minThe Germans did not attempt to invade Great Britain during WWII. But imagine this, soldier: what if (and stay with me here) they did? And what if it was a story told via action…
- Guy Ritchie's The Covenant · 1 h 7 minWhat happens when Guy Ritchie's "Guy Ritchie Flourishes" are kept to a minimum? When you get a standout performance by a fairly unknown actor named Dar Salim? When you decide to…
- Land of Mine · 1 h 3 minDenmark, 1945: the nation is liberated and the clean-up begins... Millions of German planted landmines sit on Danish beaches. Who better to clear them than the Germans…
- To Hell and Back · 1 h 7 minWell... howdy, Audie! This week, the fellas welcome back everyone's favourite war hero with To Hell and Back. In this movie, Audie Murphy takes on the role of a lifetime as…
- Letters from Iwo Jima · 1 h 17 minLast week was the appetizer - you had a coupon and that was expired but you cried and cried so we'd take it and we made clear we hoped you didn't fill up on bread because the…
- Flags of our Fathers · 1 h 15 minBefore we watch the ACTUAL Iwo Jima-centered Clint Eastwood movie on the list, let's gather some context by watching this one first! It's 2006's Flags of our Fathers, a movie…
- The Red and the White · 1 h 1 minSometimes war is just a game of ping pong where the paddles are knives and bullets and the balls... well, the balls are you and me and everyone around! A game where there is no…
- The Blue Max · 1 h 19 minGlory! Glory! Glory! No, it's not the Denzel Washington film. It's the film about glory-seeking by the Germans in WWI in the George Peppard-led film The Blue Max. The guys talk…
- Casualties of War · 1 h 26 minWar is hell, of course, and Vietnam was so deep even Dante would blush, babe. As if it couldn't get worse, your squaddies want you to participate in the unthinkable and you're…
- The Train · 1 h 20 minThis week, the boys shovel coal and come aboard The Train! They debate the importance of culture and human life, discuss Paul Scofield's quiet intensity in the villain role…
- Threads · 1 h 1 minCor blimey, mate! It's a nuclear bomb, innit? Imagine! No more chemist, no more chippies, no more kestrels to adopt. Right sad, I'd say. They made a show on telly about it…
- The Day After · 1 h 2 min100 million people tuned in to experience 1983's The Day After and its unflinching, gritty depiction of a nuclear exchange and lingering effect on a civilian population. Cited by…
- Midway · 1 h 6 minWelcome back! And what a way to welcome you back... with a very "mid" movie... Midway, that is! The fellas talk all about the battle in the Pacific Theatre by way of blockbuster…
- A Not So Welcome Visit · 8 minOh no... someone visits the studio to talk to Jason this time and... let's not even mention the name here. Why did we have to be a part of his annual Christmas tradition for…
- Another Visit from Southern Santa · 10 minOl' Southern Santa comes by to pay Brendan a special visit... and he has an idea? We return with full episodes on Monday, January 5th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- What Were They Thinking? - Copperhead · 1 h 34 minAs we enjoy our holiday break, may you enjoy this episode of What Were They Thinking? in which Jason joined Brendan and Nathan to discuss Copperhead, a movie in which Brendan was…
- Lidice · 55 minAgain and again, Reinhard Heydrich dies for our pleasure. But what of the reprisals? What of the small village of Lidice? The Czechs themselves attempt to show its horrors in…
- Dunkirk · 1 h 11 minWe finally tackle Christopher Nolan on the show with his take on the war film with Dunkirk! The guys discuss the intersecting timelines and how they're utilized to create more…
