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Serial killer detective rates 9 serial killer investigations in movies and TV

Former homicide detective Pat Postiglione reviews portrayals of serial killers in movies and TV shows.

He analyzes the psychology and methods of serial killers as seen in "Silence of the Lambs," starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins; and "Zodiac," starring Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo. He talks about how to catch a suspect on the run in "True Detective," starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, and "Seven," starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Gwyneth Paltrow.

He relates to cases he's worked on to describe how to link a footprint to a suspect in "The Batman," starring Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, and Jeffrey Wright. He talks about the portrayals of real-life serial killers like Ted Bundy in "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile," starring Zac Efron, Jim Parsons, and Lily Collins; and Jeffrey Dahmer in "Dahmer," starring Evan Peters. He discusses how serial killers dispose of bodies in "Mindhunter," starring Jonathan Groff. Finally, he details the best ways to collect evidence from a crime scene in "The Bone Collector," starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, and Queen Latifah.

Pat Postiglione was a detective with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department for over 32 years. He helped solve around 75 cold cases as part of the department's homicide cold case unit. With the homicide murder squad unit, he investigated the cases of six serial killers. You can watch him talk about his past cases on "Deadly Recall."

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Firearms specialist rates gun technique in 13 movies

Firearms expert Patrick McNamara rates gun technique in movies.

McNamara talks about recovering ammo on the battlefield in "John Wick: Chapter 2," starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Common. He explains how to handle different types of machine guns in "Rambo: First Blood Part II," starring Sylvester Stallone; and "Pulp Fiction," starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bruce Willis. He critiques James Bond's shooting form in "Die Another Day," starring Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry and Judi Dench; and "No Time to Die," starring Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, and Ana de Armas. He breaks down how to fire at a moving target in "Deadpool," starring Ryan Reynolds. He discusses firing two guns at once in "The Bourne Identity," starring Matt Damon and Clive Owen. He describes shooting range exercises in "S.W.A.T.," starring Colin Farrell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeremy Renner; and "Lethal Weapon," starring Danny Glover and Mel Gibson. He looks at shooting in dark environments in "Sicario," starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio del Toro. He analyzes the reload techniques displayed in "Scarface," starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. He walks us through different sniper positions in "Mad Max: Fury Road," starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, and Nicholas Hoult. Finally, he deconstructs Tom Cruise's shooting stance in "Collateral," also starring Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Patrick McNamara served for 22 years in Army special operations forces. He is president of TMACS, where he trains people in tactical marksmanship.

You can learn more about safe gun-handling techniques from Patrick here:

https://www.youtube.com/@patmcnamara

https://www.tmacsinc.com/

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Former Green Beret rates 11 military explosion scenes

Retired Green Beret David Harris rates portrayals of explosions in movies and TV shows.

He looks at how RPGs are employed in "Black Hawk Down," starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, and Eric Bana; "Tropic Thunder," starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Jack Black; and "White House Down," starring Jamie Foxx, Channing Tatum, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. He discusses the different ways to launch grenades in "Extraction II," starring Chris Hemsworth and Idris Elba; and "RRR," starring Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. He explains how landmines are activated in "Commando," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; "Nobody," starring Bob Odenkirk, Christopher Lloyd, and RZA; and "Da 5 Bloods," starring Chadwick Boseman, Delroy Lindo, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. He answers whether you can stop a grenade by jumping on one in "Act of Valor." He talks about the effects of stun grenades in "The Town," starring Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, and Jon Hamm. Finally, he breaks down how airstrikes work in "We Were Soldiers," starring Mel Gibson, Sam Elliot, and Greg Kinnear.

David Harris served in the US Army for 20 years, including as a Special Forces weapons sergeant. He is the CEO of Harris Strategic Solutions, which provides tactical training to military and law enforcement members.

Find out more about David Harris and Harris Strategic Solutions here:

https://www.harrisstrategicsolutionsllc.com/about

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