Tag: terrorism

MONEY MONSTER [2016]

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

Directed by Jodie Foster Written by Jamie Linden (screenplay), Alan DiFiore (screenplay), Jim Kouf (screenplay) Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito When George Clooney is at his best, few can match his charisma. His character here, Lee Gates, is… Continue Reading “MONEY MONSTER [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: 2016, Alan DiFiore, comedy, Drama, economics, George Clooney, Giancarlo Esposito, hostage, Jack O'Connell, Jamie Linden, Jim Kouf, Jodie Foster, Julia Roberts, media manipulation, money monster, stock m arket, terrorism, thriller, wall-street

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT [2016]

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Written by Robert Carlock (screenplay), Kim Barker (book) Starring: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott, Billy Bob Thornton I was sceptical about this when I read the plot synopsis; a war-based comedy, or a… Continue Reading “WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: #war, 2016, Afghanistan, black comedy, Dark Comedy, Drama, dramedy, Iraq, Middle-East, Pakinstan, terrorism, tragicomedy, war on terror, what is it good for?, whiskey tango foxtrot, WTF

EYE IN THE SKY [2015]

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Gavin Hood Written by Guy Hibbert Starring: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi While this is a tense and gripping flick from the opening scenes, I find myself feeling conflicted. While a film about drone warfare is a topic certainly worth… Continue Reading “EYE IN THE SKY [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: Aaron Paul, Barkhad Abdi, drone warfare, drones, Gavin Hood, Guy Hibbert, Helen Mirren, modern warfare, RIP Alan Rickman, terrorism

THE GREEN PRINCE [2014]

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Nadav Schirman Starring Mosab Hassan Yousef, Gonen Ben Yitzhak, Sheikh Hassan Yousef What we have here is what at first seems like an interesting doco about Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of the founder of HAMAS, who decided that, as the eldest… Continue Reading “THE GREEN PRINCE [2014]”

Category: FilmTags: documentary, Gonen Ben Yitzhak, HAMAS, israel, Israeli intelligence, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Nadav Schirman, palestine, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, Shin Bat, terrorism, terrorists, west bank

A MOST WANTED MAN [2014]

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Anton Corbijn, Written by Andrew Bovell (screenplay), John le Carré (novel) Starring: Phillip Seymour Hoffman (RIP), Grigoriy Dobrygin, , Daniel Brühl and Nina Hoss. I will forever remember the late, great Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Gunther, head of an anti-terrorism operation that,… Continue Reading “A MOST WANTED MAN [2014]”