Everything used in the recreation of the battle in Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's real-time drama was authentic.

The Gist: We meet SEAL team Alpha One as the unit hoots and hollers at a provocative music video. It’s a bonding moment. They’re laughing and pumping their fists and geared up and ready to go – ...

Warfare attempts to rewrite the rules of depicting violent conflict on screen, making for a close-up, visceral experience. Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare takes that typically spurious tagline— ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." IF THE NEW movie Warfare gives you a sense of déjà vu, you’re not alone. The hyperrealist A24 war drama, ...

The premise of “Warfare” is quite simple — the narrative follows a team of Navy SEALs who conduct an operation in Ramadi, Iraq. The operation is based on one Mendoza was actually a part of in November ...

Director Alexander Garland's latest film, Warfare, is an intense military thriller inspired by real-world events experienced by the movie's co-director, Ray Mendoza, during the Iraq War. Produced by ...

One of the best and highest-rated war movies ever made (that, sadly, almost nobody saw in theaters) has now arrived on streaming. Stories set during war, whether that be World War II or more recent ...

“Warfare” isn’t interested in glorifying military combat — it’s interested in truth. Director Alex Garland met Ray Mendoza while Mendoza was coordinating gunfights for Garland’s 2024 fictional war ...

Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland ’s “Warfare” is more defined by what it isn't than what it is. In their Iraq War-set film, there’s never any description of a wider strategy. There are no backstories to ...

Warfare (now streaming on HBO Max, in addition to VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) finds filmmaker Alex Garland taking another step away from the science fiction stories that have defined his ...