Fighting On Film - The War Movie Podcast!

This week on FoF we belatedly celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary! Robbie is on holiday this week but Matt is thrilled to be joined by Dr Alexander Burns .  Alex is a professor and author of 'Infantry in Battle, 1733-1783', he is also co-host of the excellent Prime & Load podcast so who better to join us to talk about Young Washington! Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.c...

We take to the muddy No Man's Land of Passchendaele this week with 'Landship', a new film from Tin Hat productions. Does the film hit the mark or get bogged down like the famed 'Fray Bentos' tank? Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20%...

This week, the boys sift through Savage Dawn/The Bad Pack and then 24 Hour Party People/Control. Plus an extra double feature! Will you be giving any of the featured Double Features a go? Let us know! Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge...

This week Robbie unveils his World Cup of War Films! A brand new cinematic tournament from FOFA (the Fighting On Film Association) featuring 4 groups of nations, each with a war film (chosen at random) to represent them! Who will win? You decide! We'll be reviewing the winner later this month. Will it be Bridge Over the River Kwai for the UK? Pearl Harbour for the US? or will plucky Norway beat th...

We head back to the 30s this week and cover the 1936 Flynn feature 'Charge of the Light Brigade'. One of only a handful of films focused on the Crimean War. It's part colonial adventure, part swashbuckler, part western, part adventure film all rolled into one! But does it get the Battle of Balaclava right? Join us to find out! Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com We are also thrilled to pa...

It's Double Feature Friday ! This week the Double Features are ALL listener suggestions! We asked you guys what your ideal war movie pairings were and you did not disappoint with some sensational picks! Join us as we dig in! Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Check out our website fo...

This week the boys dig into the bleak, grimness of the German 1993 epic 'Stalingrad.' The film follows men of a German company that arrives in the embattled city at the height of the fighting, pulling no punches it shows the German prospective of the bloody and brutal battle. We also talk your favourite War Movie medics! Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com Support Fighting On Film via Pat...

We continue Our 'FOF Fixes...' series as the boys attempt to try and fix the James Bond franchise and of course pitch their own Bond projects! Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.n...

DFF returns this week with 2 Vietnam War movie double features! Matt goes for Platoon and Hamburger Hill, and Robbie opts for Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket! Will you be giving either of these pairings a go? Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkou...

We are joined by legendary historical advisor and Vietnam War veteran Captain Dale Dye, who takes us through his time working on Oliver Stone's 'Platoon' (1986). Stone's seminal film is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, so who better to join us than the man responsible for much of its authenticity. Dale explains how 'Platoon' became his first foray into filmmaking and how it became the p...

Our new series of Friday specials continues, with 'FoF Fixes...'. This new series sees the boys attempt to fix all things pop culture and film. Today, we tackle Star Wars, exploring the recent rumours about the beloved franchise and pitch our own Star Wars projects! So, don't be a Sith, and join us for the inaugural FoF Fixes... May the Force be with us! Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.co...

This week, we are thrilled to bring you the second part of our interview with Australian filmmaker  Alister Grierson , who directed a pair of brilliant war films: ‘Kokoda’ (2006) and Parer’s War (2014). Alister shares insights into what it took to get the projects on to our screens… Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who ha...

It's DFF yet again, this week Robbie pitches two Nick Love x Danny Dyer football hooligan pictures. Matt goes Napoleonic with Master and Commander and Hornblower! Raise the sails and get the badge in this week! Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout f...

This week, we are excited to be joined by Australian filmmaker Alister Grierson, who directed a pair of brilliant war films: 'Kokoda' (2006) and Parer's War (2014). In the first part of our interview, Alister shares insights into what it took to get the projects on to our screens... Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an...

It's Double Feature Friday! We are thrilled to bring you more of our new series of Friday specials. In this edition, we discuss the links that make Kokoda (2006) and Parer's War (2014) a great double feature and we're joined by James Jefferies, who suggests Dunkirk (1958) and Battle of Britain (1969) as his perfect Double Feature. Join us and let us know your thoughts! Check out our site at www.fi...

Chocks away! This week the boys are joined by historian and friend of the show James Jeffries to talk about the 1941 film, 'Target for Tonight'. Directed by Harry Watt, for the crown film unit, the film charts a bombing raid from beginning to end. We also hear about your favourite war time productions and Robbie's Oasis song/war film puns! Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com We are also t...

Double Feature Fridays! 'DFF' - if you will. We are thrilled to bring you a new series of Friday specials. The boys pick 2 films they think are perfect for a double feature movie night. This week, Robbie's is a Michael Mann cavalcade: LA Takedown (1989) followed by Heat (1995). While Matt goes for a last-stand desert double with a twist, the original Sahara (1943) followed by the 90s remake! Join...

We take to the depths to join Ed Harris on a Cold War Soviet Submarine, as he battles his own crew to try and stop armageddon! Alongside X-Files' David Duchovny. Is Phantom a little-known ripper or a ghost for a reason? Join us to find out. We also talk through your favourite cinema snacks... Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , w...

Jude Law, Bob Hoskins, and Ed Harris star in 2001's Enemy at the Gates, which tells a fictionalised version of the exploits of famed Soviet sniper Vasily Zaitsev during the Battle for Stalingrad in 1942. Thanks to our Patreon supporters for picking this one. Check out the FoF Patreon to vote in our next Patreon Pick! We also cover your favourite Bank Holiday War Films... Check out our site at www....

This week, the boys look back at Alex Cox's 'Walker' (1987) starring Ed Harris as the infamous Filibuster mercenary. Walker took over Nicaragua in the mid 1800s and saw a great deal of blood shed in the name of manifest destiny. The film very prominently plays with the conventions of the genre with Cox directing one of the most unique Mercenary films ever made... Check out our site at www.fighting...

Invasion USA sees the late great Chuck Norris face off against a Mercenary army who lay siege to the East Coast of America. With Micro Uzis in hand the Cannon group brings us one of the best B movie romps of the mid 80s! Merc Month 4 continues! Check out our site at www.fightingonfilm.com We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an incredible range of Cold War posters!...

We are thrilled to bring you this special interview with Dai Bradley (Pvt Williams) and James Faulkner (Lt. Melville), ahead of the 4K re-release of 'Zulu Dawn' by Severin Films! Severin have announced that Zulu Dawn will return to UK cinemas from 13 March, with the stunning new edition, scanned in 4K from the interpositive, also scheduled for UK physical release on 25 May 2026. Find out more at w...

This week, we launch into the return of Merc Month! One of our favourite themed months, back for a fourth instalment, where we explore films centred around mercenaries! We kick off with 'Let's Get Harry' starring Mark Harmon, Gary Busey and Robert Duvall! Five ordinary guys from the Angus Pipe & Steel Co. set out to save their buddy with a little help from a Medal of Honor recipient! Check out...

Rolling Thunder (1977) is a Neo Noir Western/Vetsploitation revenge classic, staring Willam Devane and a young Tommy Lee Jones. Vietnam veteran Major Charles (Devane) is wronged at the hands of a gang of thugs, he takes revenge in this cult classic. This episode was published originally back in December 2025 as part of our 'War Movie Adjacent' series over on our Patreon account! If you enjoy this...

This week the boys discuss the legacy of the late Oscar winning actor Robert Duvall. Famed for his roles in Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, The Eagle Has Landed and Network. In a career thats started in the late 50s to the early 2020s, Duvall was one of the all time great American actors, join the boys as they talk about his war movie work, and some of their favourite non war movie roles. Check out...