March Madness 2023 Championship Round

 WWIII March Madness 2023 Championship Round 2 (Silver) Red Dawn  vs  1 (Blue) Threads And here we are in the championship round. Finally. I’m not ashamed to admit that by this point I’m pretty burned out. Over the last two weeks I think I’ve rewatched at least six movies in this field at least four …

March Madness 2023 Final Four Red-Silver: The Day After v. Red Dawn

1 The Day After (Red)  v 2 Red Dawn (Silver) For this half of the Final Four it came down to how World War III was presented in the respective films. Red Dawn Exclusive backstory and plot. WWIII kicks off with a Soviet-led invasion of the United States, a nation that has not seen any …

March Madness 2023: WWIII Movies Tournament: Round Three, Blue and Gold Brackets

Final two brackets of the third round will be decided today. I like how the categories worked out for the Silver bracket yesterday so I am going to try them out again in the Gold today. Maybe I’ll incorporate them into the remaining three matchups after today.  Speaking of that, the plan is to follow …

March Madness 2023: WWIII Movies Tournament: Round Three, Red and Silver Brackets

Thinned down the herd of WWIII movies a bit more and now there are eight remaining in the field. Bracket winners will be decided today and tomorrow. With a good amount of quality movies remaining, competition is going to be fierce in this round. Third Round: Red Bracket 1 The Day After 2 World War …

March Madness 2023: WWIII Movies Tournament: Round Two, Blue And Gold Brackets

Second Round: Blue Bracket 1 Threads 4 When The Wind Blows These films have much in common, from subject matter to the relatively close proximity of their release dates. Threads and Wind both came out at points in the 1980s when the Cold War appeared close to boiling over and were staunch anti-war films. However, …

March Madness 2023: WWIII Movies Tournament: Round Two, Red and Silver Brackets

Well, the field is now down to sixteen. Half the films are gone and now the second round of matchups will start up. I’m excited about the pairings in the Red and Silver brackets and think the chances for an upset or two definitely exist. Let’s see how it all plays out. Second Round: Red …

March Madness 2023: WWIII Movies Tournament: Round One, Gold Bracket

First Round Gold Bracket 1 The Wargame 8 One Night Stand This is your typical 1Seed v 8 Seed matchup. The Wargame was a historic docudrama that proved to be so horrifying to the BBC and British government that it was withdrawn before its first provisional screening in 1965 and not televised for twenty years. …

March Madness 2023: WWIII Movies Tournament: Round One, Blue Bracket

Great Britain is well represented in this bracket with half of the titles coming from British film studios. It was brought to my attention that one of the films was seeded twice in this bracket. Consequently, The Sacrifice will take the #7 seed.  First Round Blue Bracket 1 Threads 8 Whoops Apocalypse Polar opposites square …

March Madness 2023: WWIII Movies Tournament: Round One, Silver Bracket

First Round: Silver Bracket 1.Dr Strangelove 8.Defcon 4 Dr Strangelove has withstood the test of time and continues to attract legions of new fans with each passing year. I do not care what anyone says, Major Kong stole the show. 😊 Defcon 4 is a cheesy 1985 movie about a group of three astronauts manning …

March Madness 2023: WWIII Movies Tournament: Round One, Red Bracket

Apologies for not having the bracket graphic up yet. I am trying to carve out some time to get it done. Eventually it’ll be up. First Round: Red Bracket 1. The Day After 8.  World War Four Not much of a battle between these two titles. The Day After is a well-produced movie about how …