Episode 13: American Sniper (2014)

In this episode, the first of a three-episode series examining the later career films of Clint Eastwood, Hal and Craig invite Thomas Greene to discuss Eastwood's 2014 jingoistic war film AMERICAN SNIPER. Discussions also include:

• Clint Eastwood's best performance ever: screaming at a chair at the 2012 RNC;

• Elon Musk going full mask-off;

• Craig conquers some personal demons regarding how he rates films on Letterboxd;

• Our guest Thomas gave us some necessary context around the Sunni and Shiite conflict in Iraq;

• And the return of our favorite game: Did Armond White Like This Movie?

Some of the sources used in this episode:

• "'American Sniper' Chris Kyle Distorted His Military Record, Documents Show" by Matthew Cole and Sheelagh McNeill