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Civil War is a fictional war drama film written and directed by Alex Garland. The A24 film is set in the near future in a dystopian future suffering from a civil war. We follow the story of a group of journalists racing against time to get to Washington D.C. so that they can interview the President before the rebel factions take over the White House and kill the President. Civil War stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Nick Offernman, Sonoya Mizuno, Jefferson White, Nelson Lee, Evan Lai, Jesse Plemmons, Karl Glusman, Jin Ha, and Juani Feliz starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the war drama and a story about journalists in Civil War here are some similar movies you could watch next.

Madras Cafe (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Viacom 18 Motion Pictures

Madras Cafe is a political action thriller film directed by Shoojit Sircar.

Before Netflix became the streaming service we know and love the company began life as a DVD rental business. It was founded in 1997 and began its online operations in 1998, where the first DVD it shipped was Beetlejuice, which now feels rather prescient given the success of Stranger Things. Almost 10 years later, Netflix launched its streaming capabilities, which played a big part in shaping the landscape of TV and film to come.

After a few years of streaming movies and TV shows from other production companies, Netflix took the leap to create its own show. This first offering was Lilyhammer, a Norwegian comedic crime drama starring Steven Van Zandt of The Sopranos fame. Despite being well-received by those who watched it, there is surprisingly little fanfare around the series which ran for three seasons from 2012 to 2014. It’s not often mentioned among the other heavy hitters from the early era of...

Actor Jimmy Jean-Louis shared news on Twitter of a documentary film he co-directed and produced, titled "Jimmy Goes to Nollywood," in which he visits fellow filmmakers and actors in Nigeria and Ghana, as he takes a look at continental Africa's most prolific movie industry - Nollywood. The film is currently streaming on Netflix, so add it to your watch list. I'll be checking it out myself this weekend. Mr. Jean-Louis co-directed the film with Rachid Dhibou. Nigerian, Ghanaian and American actors and filmmakers all feature in the documentary, including: Ama K. Abebrese, Ebbe Bassey, Leila Djansi, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Majid Michel, Akin Omotoso, O.C. Ukeje, Isaiah Washington,...

Beasts of No Nation

Written and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga

USA, 2015

Although the achievements of director Cary Joji Fukunaga in the first season of True Detective have never been widely disputed, the disastrous second season, produced without Fukunaga at the helm, made his contribution all the more apparent. The astonishing six-minute tracking shot midway through season one was an obvious high point, but Fukunaga embedded visual information throughout the season which brought the setting and characters to life. Beyond the convoluted plot, season two missed these sorts of details, leaving a bland detective show without enough aesthetic idiosyncrasies to make it compelling.

Fukunaga brings the eye which served him so well on True Detective to Beasts of No Nation, the first feature film distributed by Netflix. With a screenplay and cinematography also by Fukunaga, the film adapts the 2005 novel of the same name by Uzodinma Iweala.

Like Iweala’s novel,...

Beasts Of No Nation Netflix Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya. Databased on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: B+ Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga Written by: Cary Joji Fujunaga based on the novel by Uzodinma Iweala “Beasts of No Nation” Cast: Abraham Attah, Idris Elba, Ama K. Abebrese, Opeyemi Fagbohungbe, Grace Nortey, David Dontoh Screened at: Park Ave., NYC, 10/19/15 Opens: October 16, 2015 The key argument made, one that led to America’s adoption of the 26th Amendment forbidding states to deny the right to vote to citizens 18 years of age and older, came out of the Vietnam War protests. The point was: if you’re old enough to fight and perhaps die [ Read More ]

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Over the weekend, cinema goers as well as Netflix subscribers were both given access to one of the year’s more intriguing awards contenders. In some ways, the impending Oscar campaign for Beasts of No Nation is unlike any that we’ve ever seen before. Beyond just being a dark film from Cary Joji Fukunaga that might be a tough sell to voters, it’s the first attempt by streaming service Netflix to appeal to members of the Academy. They’ve begun making inroads with the Emmys, but the Oscars is a whole different sort of beast, no pun intended. As such, this is one awards season subplot worth following closely. The movie is an adaptation of the novel by Uzodinma Iweala. It centers on Agu (played brilliantly by newcomer Abraham Attah), a young boy in an African village within an unnamed country who is essentially forced into becoming a child solider.

Beasts Of No Nation Trailer 2. Cary Fukunaga‘s Beasts of No Nation (2015) movie trailer 2 stars Idris Elba, Ama K. Abebrese, and Abraham Attah. Beasts of No Nation‘s plot synopsis: “A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country.” After directing the first season of True Detective, Cary Fukunaga […]...