Black Hawk Down, which was released in 2001 in the shadow of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A tragic anti-war film that manages to celebrate the warrior spirit that only a select few possess while eschewing stodgy and needless politicizing, this film dared to look at a deeply compromised and misguided American military excursion with necessary…
Regardless of what your stance is on mass data collection supervised by Uncle Sam, Oliver Stone’s engrossing political thriller Snowden raises some extremely provocative and timely questions about our right to privacy, the ever evolving war on terror, and how trustworthy our government has been and can be in the future in regards to these…
Fury is a reminder of how hellish life must’ve been like for guys suffering through tank warfare during WWII. This is another film that’s been making the HD movie channel rounds of late, and I always stop on it for a few beats, because it thoroughly kicks ass at almost every opportunity. Embracing the gung-ho…
If you’re looking for a film to stream this weekend, look no further than Back To The Movies’ new weekly feature. Every Thursday we’ll be serving up hot tips on the best that Netflix has to offer, from forgotten gems and timeless classics through to modern masterpieces and essential documentaries. The enthralling charm of McCullin…
American Sniper is based on the life of Chris Kyle (Cooper), a Texas-born man with a natural-born skill behind a rifle, Chris became a sniper for the US forces in Iraq after seeing the devastation of 9/11 on the TV. The film follows Chris’s journey through training, the wear and tear romance between him and…
Director: Andrew Niccol Starring: Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz “Drones aren’t going anywhere. They’re going everywhere”. Set in 2010 when the rise of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was gaining momentum, these prophetic words from “Good Kill” have been proven true in the past five years. UAV attacks across the Middle East are at an…
