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A man in dark clothing aiming a weapon in a chaotic urban setting with burning debris on the ground.
Review

Mile 22

by Elena Lazic

Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg’s lat­est col­lab­o­ra­tion is an explo­ration of Amer­i­can mil­i­tarism that doesn’t quite work.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Police officer in neon vest at Boston Marathon finish line.
Review

Patriots Day

by Elena Lazic

Mark Wahlberg and direc­tor Peter Berg com­bine forces for this rous­ing reen­act­ment of the Boston Marathon bombing.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Mature man with grey moustache and beard, wearing checked shirt, looking pensive, with a younger person visible in the background.
Review

Deepwater Horizon

by Elena Lazic

Peter Berg puts a blue-col­lar spin on the 2010 BP oil spill in this immense­ly enter­tain­ing dis­as­ter epic.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Soldiers in military gear carrying an injured comrade through a wooded, rocky terrain with smoke and debris in the background.
Review

Lone Survivor

by Paul Fairclough

There are nuggets of hon­esty amid the gung-ho jin­go­ism in Peter Berg’s star­ry-eyed war story.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Female soldier in digital camouflage uniform with serious expression.
Review

Battleship

by David Jenkins

Peter Berg’s block­bust­ing board game ripoff has more rough edges than a sand­pa­per Rubik’s Cube.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect