Winter Soldier

Like Hearts and Minds and Fahrenheit 9/11, Winter Soldier is less documentary than in-the-heat-of-conflict document, too close to the bone for "distance."

The film is an important historical document, an eerily prescient antiwar plea and a dazzling example of moviemaking at its most iconographically potent. But at its best, it is the eloquent, unforgettable tale of profound moral reckoning.

The most chilling aspect of "Winter Soldier" is that, 34 years down the road, it feels fresh.

The voices and faces of the Vietnam vets interviewed in the film give blunt testament to the tragic sameness of all wars.