What are We, Some Kind of Dirty Dozen?

|Finn Odum| Sometime Before 1944: The US military established a covert demolition squad that later took on the moniker “The Filthy Thirteen,” after they decided to save their bathing water for cooking. Normandy, France, 1944: The Filthy Thirteen were airdropped over the Douve River… Continue reading

The Dirty Dozen: Your Dad’s Favorite Movie Before FOX NEWS Got To Him

|Phil Kolas| An ensemble masterpiece, where one dozen of the worst and most violent incarcerated American soldiers are offered a suicide mission in exchange for their freedom. A rotten deal from a rotten wartime government, offered to rotten men, to get them to kill the only type… Continue reading

Violence in The Dirty Dozen and The Last of Us

A close-up as Donald Sutherland smiles at Lee Marvin, who has a grim expression, in the film The Dirty Dozen.

|Dylan Walker| While I’m not really a video game person, I’ve been intrigued by The Last of Us franchise thanks to a coworker who sings its praises, positive reviews of the HBO show, and a mild crush I’ve developed on Pedro Pascal. So, the other day, I decided to spend some time… Continue reading