2026 October Painting Challenge

 

"Prisoner of War" aka "Death March"

 

"James Wright, a British RAF Wing Commander is shot down over the Philippines in 1942. Held in a Japanese POW camp prior to the Bataan Death March, Wright is forced to compete in brutal death matches against his captors' elite fighters." This movie fucking rocked!!!  It's like Chuck Norris kicking the shit outta a bunch of Japs and it is glorious!  Give the trailer a go below and see what you think. 

 

It was awesome!!!

Brian & Mel 

"Backtrack"

 

"When four friends go camping on the South Downs, they are quite literally tortured by their past." I wasn't a big fan of this one but give the trailer a go below and see what you think.

Not one of my favorites,

Mel

"The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor"

 

"The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor is a landmark American satire book first published in 1973 as a special, standalone newsstand edition of the famous National Lampoon magazine. Edited by legendary comedy writer Michael O'Donoghue, the book consists entirely of all-new, original material organized alphabetically from A to Z, mimicking the structure of a traditional encyclopedia to mock wide-ranging facets of culture, history, and society."  So that was the Internet's summary of this epic title but mine is that it has some of the best Weird WWII humor ever within it's pagers like "Cowgirls at War" and "Battling Buses of WWII"!  This is a hard one to find but I did, so read some of the best from National Lampoon here.

 

 

Epic Weird WWII,

Brian & Mel 

"Indiana Jones and the Ashes of Nurhachi"

 

"Indiana Jones and Wu Han are already on the trail of the legendary remains of Nurhachi. Their search begins at the Great Wall of China, where Indy and Wu Han find themselves pursued by Mongol riders and a familiar enemy from the Indiana Jones universe: Nazi villain Albrecht Von Beck. Scarred, ruthless, and very much alive, Von Beck is hunting the same prize — and he is willing to kill anyone who gets there first. The trail leads Indy and Wu Han from a deadly chase across the Great Wall to an ancient tomb filled with traps, mercury, buried secrets, and evidence that someone has already beaten them to the ashes. But the missing ashes are only the beginning. The hunt carries Indy and Wu Han from China to Istanbul and back to the dangerous streets of 1930s Shanghai.  This is an awesome fan-made flick that was a lot of fun and not some slop from Hollywood we get these days.  Give it a go below and enjoy something new and different.

 

 

I dig it,

Brian 

"The Bunker Game"

 

"After several mysterious accidents, A Live Action Role Playing game is interrupted and the players leave the bunker while the staff remains behind to investigate the disappearance of Greg, the mastermind of the game."  Ok folks, I couldn't get past the first 30 minutes because it was fucking boring as fuck!  I mean it was BAAAAAADDDDDD!  Give the trailer a go and see what you think but I'd let this one kill itself in the bunker! 

 

A fucking waste of time of the 30 minutes I gave it to do something!

Brian & Mel 

"Gehenna: Where Death Lives"

 

 

"Developers searching for a location to build a new resort are trapped in a subterranean WWII bunker, where they are confronted by an ancient evil."  This is a formulaic ghost story set within the WWII era and worth a once over if your into that kinda stuff.  Give the trailer a go and see what you think.   

 

Nothing too amazing but I enjoyed it, 

Melonie 

"Truth & Treason"

 

"Helmuth Hübener, a 16-year-old German boy, risks his life to launch an underground resistance against the Nazi regime."  A powerful story of one so young who gave their all to stop the evil that was changing his world.  Give the trailer a go and see what you think.

Worth a viewing,

Brian & Mel 

"Dead to Rights" aka "Nan Jing zhao xiang guan"

 

"During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, postman A Chang posed as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risked his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities."  A hard flick to watch but it was true and worse then depicted.  Give the trailer a go below and see what you think.

 

A rough one but a must,

Brian 

"Litvyak" aka "Литвяк"

 

"The film follows 21-year-old Lidia Litvyak as she joins a Soviet aviation regiment during World War II. Operating in the most brutal and intense sectors of the Eastern Front, including the skies over Stalingrad, she flies a Yak-1 fighter adorned with a painted lily on its fuselage." I haven't seen this one yet but it looks beautiful and its an amazing real life story of one of the Soviet's most capable female aces.  Give the trailer a go below and see what you think.

 

Looks great and I can't wait to check it out,

Mel

 

The real Lidia Litvyak

"Sgt. Haane"

 

"The movie tells the true story of Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi and B Company of the 28th Māori Battalion during the 1943 battle in Takrouna, Tunisia."  This is an excellent movie on an event that is not commonly know so give the trailer a go below and see the exploits of some true bad asses!

A good flick,

Brian & Mel

"Korni" aka "корни"

 

"The sweeping and poignant drama of an orphan tells a story about family, friendship, love, heroism, and duty during the dark days of WWII."  Always enjoy watching flicks from vantages that I am not too familiar with and this fits that bill.  Give the trailer a go and see what you think.

Worth a checking out,

Brian