Ep 61: Sonny Bunch on War Movies

School of War

Sonny Bunch, contributing columnist at the Washington Post and culture editor for The Bulwark, where he hosts The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood newsletter and podcast and Across the Movie Aisle, joins the show to talk about the best American war movies.

Sonny Bunch, contributing columnist at the Washington Post and culture editor for The Bulwark, where he hosts The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood newsletter and podcast and Across the Movie Aisle, joins the show to talk about the best American war movies.▪️Times 	•	01:35 Introduction	•	02:16 What is a war movie?	•	07:55 The Revolutionary War - The Patriot/John Adams	•	13:15 The Civil War - Glory/Gettysburg	•	16:56 World War I - Paths of Glory/Lawerence of Arabia (Hon. mention: Sgt. York)	•	26:30 World War II - Inglorious Bastards/Patton/The Thin Red Line/Greyhound	•	36:22 The Korean War - Heartbreak Ridge/The Manchurian Candidate 	•	41:45 The Vietnam War - Full Metal Jacket (Hon. mention: Apocalypse Now)	•	46:10 Post Cold War - Black Hawk Down/Jarhead	•	49:00 Post 9/11 - 13 Hours/The Outpost/Generation Kill

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