Does the brutality of war heighten or lessen when mysticism is introduced? Can the fictions a group creates help a victim escape? On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John show their courage—while reviewing this 2012 drama.Available on: <a href="https://amzn.to/3cdsnFl" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/action-in-the-north-atlantic/id284935265?mt=6&at=1000lPzL" target="_blank">Apple</a>, and your local library<a href="https://maximumfun.org/join" target="_blank">Support our show</a>Next Film: Pan's Labyrinth (2006)Available on: <a href="https://amzn.to/2vdWsUC" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/pans-labyrinth/id380641437?mt=6&at=1000lPzL" target="_blank">Apple</a>, and your local library

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

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.