The Incomparable Mothership #773 July 3, 2025
“Crimson Tide”

One Dog Is Too Many

The summer of submarines kicks off with 1995’s “Crimson Tide,” a taut character drama that pits a captain (Gene Hackman) against his XO (Denzel Washington) in a conflict that escalates as global tensions rise outside their nuclear submarine.

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