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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.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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 us and let us know your thoughts! 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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 www.severinfilms.com 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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 episode you can catch up with the rest of the WMA series (and help support the show) over on the Fighting On Film Patreon - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm 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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we go back to the Korean War with 1960s 'All The Young Men'. A film that tackles the American Military's racial integration during the conflict. Staring screen greats such as Sidney Poitier and Alan Ladd! 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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth! This week the boys look back at 1952's 'The Gift Horse' starring Trevor Howard, who commands a ship given to the Royal Navy as part as the 'Ships for British Bases' agreement of 1940. The film tells the story of an unremarkable destroyer doing its bit when it's thrust into a special role. We discuss the St Nazaire raid and also talk your favourite naval films! 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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys cover '120 Bahadur' (120 Brave Hearts), an Indian production about the Battle of Rezang La during the Sino-Indian War of 1962. The film retells the battle and the medal winning bravery of Major Shaitan Singh Bahti played by Farhan Akhtar. Now available in the west on Amazon prime. 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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the boys join George Clooney, Ice Cube and Mark Wahlberg at the end of the 1991 Gulf War. Stylistically interesting and with a solid script, the film begins with a heist to steal gold stolen by Saddam, but in the end the film has more to say about how the conflict concluded than many of its contemporaries. 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% discount. Don't miss out. 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.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.