The War Tapes

Leighton: ****

I just can't get enough of these documentaries, especially ones that expose the incompetence of the current administration.

This movie was actually shot by members of a New Hampshire National Guard unit deployed to Iraq. Four or five members were given digital video recorders and filmed their lives for the year they were in Iraq. The footage was then edited together to make this movie. It's about as close to the war as you can get. You get to see the troops dealing with the situation they're in both in good ways and bad. No word yet on when it will be released on DVD, but it's still playing across the country at various locations. The official web site has information on when and where. We are also attempting to arrange a screening of it at the PML.