Posted in Movies on Mar 19th, 2010
Rated R
Directed by Paul Greengrass
Starring Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear and a handful of real-life military men
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 2.5/5
Word of Warning: The viewer may suffer from “Greengrass sickness” (a.k.a. motion sickness).
This Saturday, March 20, 2010, will mark seven years of US troop involvement in Iraq. “Green Zone” takes place exactly seven years ago, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 14th, 2009
Rated R
Directed by Grant Heslov
Starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3 (worth a matinee price)
Word of Warning: Funny film, but not as funny as it thinks it is.
Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is a journalist from Ann Arbor, Michigan. His wife has left him for his editor, and he does what [...]
Posted in Movies, T.V., Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2009
We rented this HBO miniseries at the recommendation of an Army reservist who I interviewed for the newspaper last month. The reservist had just returned from his second yearlong tour in Iraq, and he told me “Generation Kill” was a favorite of many of the men he served with while stationed at Ballad Air Force [...]
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized on Jul 29th, 2009
This movie is set in Iraq in 2004, and despite the location and subject matter, the writer and director stayed away from politics. Instead they concentrated on the things that make an excellent war movie … continue reading this review.
