About this episode

The episode explores the concept of whether any film can truly be anti-war.

Is there really no such thing as an anti-war movie?

People in this episode

Host: Filmspotting

Guest: Michael Shannon

Topics covered

• war films
• anti-war movies
• film analysis
• cinema
• Michael Shannon

Keywords

• war movies
• Michael Shannon
• anti-war
• film critique
• cinema discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Every film about war ends up being pro-war

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