Friendly Fire

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan, was it an honest portrayal of World War 2 or did Spielberg mesmerize the United States into feeling emotion? In today’s thrilling episode Adam, Ben, and John take on the difficult task of reviewing this 1998 epic war drama set during the Invasion of Normandy. You’ll find out when it’s ok to take the socks off a dead body, how to *hope* to do more good than bad, and why ‘hall-passes’ can really affect the way we view characters in a film. This film is available via:<a href="https://amzn.to/2OUxXQF" target="_blank">Amazon Video</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/saving-private-ryan/id374883182?mt=6&amp;at=1000lPzL" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, Google Play, YouTube, and Vudu The next film, Run Silent Run Deep, is available on:<a href="https://amzn.to/2xMeLOQ" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, YouTube, Vudu, and your local library

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 Benjamin Ahr Harrison dissect movies from throughout the history of cinema, talk about film production, pedantic quibbles with costumes and airplanes, and keep you laughing the entire time.