VICTORY

Craig and Alan discuss HBO in the 80s, a smart Stallone, the end of F#@K NAZIS month and "Victory" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Next week, we go apex predator to wrap up Athletic April with Ah-nuld in "Pumping Iron".

FULL METAL JACKET

A smart-aleck Private Joker and pudgy Private Pyle try to endure the rigors of basic training. Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering -- and eventually participating in -- the bloody Tet Offensive.

Craig and Alan talk about the amazing R. Lee Ermy, the deconstruction of soldiers, Craig’s full panel with Vincent D’Onofrio at FanX Salt Lake and the movie “Full Metal Jacket” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

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VALKYRIE

Col. Claus von Stauffenberg serves Germany with loyalty and pride but fears that Hitler will destroy his country if allowed to run unchecked. With time running out for Germany and the rest of Europe, von Stauffenberg joins a group of like-minded, high-ranking men who want to overthrow the Nazi regime from within. With everything he holds dear in the balance, von Stauffenberg becomes the trigger man in a plot to assassinate the evil dictator. 

Craig and guest co-host Richard Jensen (@TheRagingCelt on twitter) discuss fighting against power, the imperials are space Nazis the importance of Directors on set and the movie “Valkyrie” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

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DUNKIRK

Hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in.

Craig and guest co-host Randy (@Cult45podcast on twitter) discuss overwhelming odds, experiencing a movie, having white friends as stupid questions and the movie Dunkirk on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

This week's episode is sponsored by Matinee Heroes presents CastOFF!

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THREE KINGS

At the end of the Gulf War, a small group of American soldiers plot to steal a huge cache of gold reputedly hidden somewhere near their Iraqi desert base. After finding a map that they believe will lead them to the treasure, the men embark on a treacherous journey filled with unexpected events--a trip that dramatically forces them to confront their fears and flaws, while drastically altering their lives forever

Alan and Craig are joined by Tom Nix to discuss never-ending global politics, luxurious hair,  toxic social media and the 1999 movie Three Kings on this week's Matinee Heroes!

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SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

Captain John Miller takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, while searching for Ryan, each man embarks upon a personal journey and discovers their own strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.

Alan and Craig are joined by Tracy Mangum as they discuss how war changes a person, Tracy’s podcast Movies That Make Us (@moviesmakeus on twitter), honoring our fallen heroes and the movie Saving Private Ryan on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

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LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

Assigned to Arabia during World War I, T.E. Lawrence courageously unites the warring Arab fractions into a strong guerilla front and leads them to brilliant victories in treacherous desert battlefields where they battle against the Ottoman Turks.

Alan and Craig are joined by guest Devin Pike (@justdevin on Twitter) to discuss the full theater experience, feeling out of place, Devin’s upcoming projects and the epic movie Lawrence of arabia on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

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GLORY

This is the inspiring story of the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Their training and battle experience leads them to their final assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina, where their heroic bravery turned bitter defeat into a symbolic victory that brought recognition to black soldiers and turned the tide of the war. 

Alan and Craig discuss the civil war, school systems, Oscar nomination snubs and the movie Glory on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

After settling his differences with a Japanese POW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.

Alan and Craig discuss the great Alec Guinness, misguided heroics, the perils of pride and the movie masterpiece Bridge on the River Kwai on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Next episode, to celebrate Alan's birthday on August 8th, we discuss "Miller's Crossing"

EMPIRE OF THE SUN

A spoiled young British boy’s privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, he attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.

Alan and Craig talk about privilege, millennials, Steven Spielberg and the movie Empire of the Sun on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Next episode we discuss a true masterpiece "The Bridge on the River Kwai"

PLANET OF THE APES

Born in a research lab, raised by humans, and banished to an animal rescue ranch after he attacks a neighbor, a super-intelligent "alpha male" chimp named Caesar leads fellow apes in a rebellion. The growing nation of genetically evolved apes is threatened by a band of human survivors. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war. Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.

Alan and Craig discuss the new War For the planet of the Apes, bigfoot hoaxes, the personalities of bonobo chimps and Andy Serkis’  masterful performance as Caesar on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Next episode we discuss a underappreciated Spielberg movie "Empire of the Sun"

THE DIRTY DOZEN

World War II. An impossible mission... The fate of the Allied invasion hanging in the balance... 12 men with nothing left to lose. Now the fate of the free world depends on a group of convicted murderers, thieves and thugs--The Dirty Dozen. Twelve American military prisoners are offered parole--if they complete a suicide mission behind enemy lines just before D-Day. After weeks of grueling training, they are dressed in German uniforms, dropped deep behind enemy lines and left on their own to complete their mission and try to get out alive. 

Alan and Craig discuss second chances, the role of the redeemer, appreciating gatekeepers and the Dirty Dozen on this week’s Matinee Heroes

Next episode, F#$K NAZIS month concludes with the masterpiece "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.

Alan and Craig discuss revenge fan fiction, giving up the moral high ground and Inglourious Basterds as they start F#$K NAZIS month on this week's Matinee Heroes.

Next episode, F#$K NAZIS month continues as we discuss "The Dirty Dozen"