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The new season of Amazon’s Jack Ryan just came out, and much like previous seasons it benefited from large scale...

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Somehow, in the midst of all the identity politics and culture war noise, the fact that Captain Marvel was the...

The post ClandesTime 239 – Captain Marvel and Space Force first appeared on Spy Culture.

The military-Marvel relationship has waxed and waned over the years, but 2019’s Captain Marvel was a high point – a...

The post The US Military’s Captain Marvel Documents first appeared on Spy Culture.

Alan MacLeod’s latest cultural investigation sees him hone in on Activision’s Call of Duty franchise, and how first person shooter...

The post Call of Duty – Spy Culture in MintPress News first appeared on Spy Culture.

Henri and I delved into the 2005 sci-fi alien invasion film/Tom Cruise vehicle War of the Worlds.  We discuss the...

The post War of the Worlds – Tom on Fortress on a Hill first appeared on Spy Culture.

Mujahideen.  False Flags.  US interference in the peace process.  Ethnic cleansing.  The United Nations’ peacekeepers.  All this and more as...

The post Subscribercast #69 – Black Ops and Geopolitics in the War in Bosnia first appeared on Spy Culture.

Steven Spielberg’s 2005 alien invasion adventure War of the Worlds helped kick off the recent string of military-supported extraterrestrial war...

The post How the US Military Rewrote War of the Worlds first appeared on Spy Culture.

The 1998 asteroid disaster film Armageddon is often mocked, but rarely taken seriously despite its cultural relevance and impact. While...

The post ClandesTime 233 – Armageddon first appeared on Spy Culture.

Due to the publisher of my book Superheroes, Movies and the State being a clown car of feckless cretins who...

The post Superheroes, Movies and the State Now Available for Free Download first appeared on Spy Culture.

I know, you weren’t expecting this, but Military Times have reviewed our documentary Theaters of War.  Davis Winkie, who did...

The post Theaters of War in Military Times – But is it Propaganda? first appeared on Spy Culture.

Matt and I were recently invited on the Dangerous History podcast to discuss our documentary Theaters of War. We talk...

The post Theaters of War on the Dangerous History Podcast first appeared on Spy Culture.

Jonathan Cook wrote up a very complimentary review of Theaters of War for Middle East Eye recently, that summarises the...

The post How the Pentagon dictates Hollywood storylines – Theaters of War in Middle East Eye first appeared on Spy Culture.

75 years ago this week, President Harry Truman signed into law the National Security Act, which brought into being the...

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In September 2018 the US Air Force ran a tour of Special Operations Command for a dozen Hollywood bigshots.  The...

The post AFSOC and the Swag Bag Controversy first appeared on Spy Culture.

A listener kindly alerted me to how Spy Culture was flagged up on a recent episode of the Struggle Session...

The post Spy Culture on the Struggle Session Podcast first appeared on Spy Culture.

When it comes to fondly remembered cult 80s action movies, Commando has near-legendary status. In this episode we take a...

The post ClandesTime 231 – Commando first appeared on Spy Culture.

One of the recurring propaganda techniques identified by Roger Stahl in Theaters of War is that you can remediate military...

The post In Hollywood, You’re More Likely to be Rescued by the CIA and the Pentagon than by an Ambulance first appeared on Spy Culture.

Alan MacLeod put together a feature for MintPress on the Top Gun: Maverick documents, and how film is military recruitment...

The post Top Gun: Maverick Documents Prove Film is Propaganda – Spy Culture in MintPress News first appeared on Spy Culture.

Scott Horton invited me on his show to discuss the relationship between the Pentagon and Top Gun: Maverick.  We outline...

The post The Pentagon and Top Gun: Maverick – Tom on the Scott Horton Show first appeared on Spy Culture.

Well, it’s here. The least-needed film in cinematic history, and therefore likely the box office smash of 2022. In this...

The post ClandesTime Special – Top Gun: Maverick first appeared on Spy Culture.

Theaters of War director Roger Stahl recently wrote an op-ed that came out in the Los Angeles Times today, looking...

The post Theaters of War in the LA Times first appeared on Spy Culture.

I recently spoke with Steve Rose for his feature in the Guardian about Top Gun: Maverick, and the Pentagon’s entertainment...

The post Top Gun For Hire – Spy Culture (and Theaters of War) in the Guardian first appeared on Spy Culture.

In my latest piece for Shadowproof I outline the production history of Top Gun: Maverick, using documents from the Pentagon,...

The post How the Pentagon Shaped Top Gun: Maverick into a PR Vehicle first appeared on Spy Culture.

Black operations make the world go round, and have become the subject of major movies and TV, from Jack Ryan...

The post ClandesTime 229 – Black Operations and the Entertainment Liaison Offices first appeared on Spy Culture.

Can you make an environmentalist movie with the help of the Pentagon? In this episode we answer this and other...

The post ClandesTime 228 – Don’t Look Up first appeared on Spy Culture.

It has been a long time coming, but the documentary Theaters of War is now available via on demand streaming. ...

The post Theaters of War Now Available On Demand first appeared on Spy Culture.