About the show

Join a Marine Veteran, a film critic, and a theater director as they laugh, argue, and explore the history of humanity's triumphs and tragedies through war films old and new.

War is Hell.
People make films about it.
And we love to talk about them.

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Episodes

  • Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    February 25th, 2022  |  2 hrs 35 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 1998 Steven Spielberg D-Day Invasion WWII film, Saving Private Ryan.

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    The Vikings (1958)

    February 11th, 2022  |  2 hrs 2 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 1958 sword and sandal tale, The Vikings.

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    Patton (1970)

    January 28th, 2022  |  2 hrs 9 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 1970 WWII biopic about the famous General, Patton.

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    BONUS EPISODE: The Terminator (1984)

    January 14th, 2022  |  1 hr 42 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam sit down for the debut episode of Danger Close...Enough (released on Patreon in September 2021) to discuss their fist James Cameron film, The Terminator (1984)

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    Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    December 31st, 2021  |  1 hr 41 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 1965 David Lean Russian Revolution epic, Doctor Zhivago.

  • CHE (2008)

    December 17th, 2021  |  2 hrs 1 min
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 2008 two-part biopic from director Steven Soderbergh, CHE.

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    The Battle of Algiers (1966)

    December 3rd, 2021  |  1 hr 35 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 1966 Italian neorealist film from director Gillo Pontecorvo, The Battle of Algiers.

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    Hamilton (2015/2020)

    November 19th, 2021  |  1 hr 44 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 2020 release of the beloved 2015 musical by Lyn-Manuel Miranda about the American Revolution, Hamilton.

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    The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)

    November 5th, 2021  |  1 hr 28 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 2006 Ken Loach film about two brothers in the Irish War for Independence in 1920, The Wind that Shakes the Barley.

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    Gettysburg (1993)

    October 22nd, 2021  |  2 hrs 10 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 1993 Civil War drama/reenactment/tv film/epic from director Ron Maxwell, Gettysburg.

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    The Blue Max (1966)

    October 8th, 2021  |  1 hr 46 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 1966 German Air Force drama from director John Guillerman, The Blue Max.

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    Seven Days in May (1964)

    September 24th, 2021  |  1 hr 41 mins
    cinema, film, military, veterans, war, war film, war movie

    Dan, Katie, and Liam discuss the 1964 political thriller from John Frankenheimer, Seven Days in May.