2007 may go down as the year of the hard-to-watch war movie, as Hollywood puts out film after film dealing with the same conflicts that fill today’s headlines. “Jihad; torture; suicide bombings; terrible things done by and to American soldiers; official secrets and government lies; the failures and responsibilities of journalists, politicians, law enforcement officials and ordinary citizens in the face of terror — such matters will be hard to avoid in movie theaters between now and Christmas.” But to what end?