The take was too perfect. Ray Mendoza, the first-time director of Warfare, was watching D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai drag the limp, unconscious body of Cosmo Jarvis away from the wreckage of a massive ...

“As a culture, we’re not supposed to tell stories. We’re not supposed to make movies,” says Navy SEAL turned filmmaker Ray Mendoza when asked about portraying combat onscreen. But for his new film, ...

As a writer and director, Alex Garland is used to inviting audiences into his distinct worlds, ranging from a zombie apocalypse (28 Days Later) and dystopian United States (Civil War) to a ...

Warfare has now landed on VOD following its glowing response from audiences in theaters. Directed by Alex Garland and Iraq War Veteran Ray Mendoza, the recent A24 movie takes a new approach to the war ...

After working together on last year's Civil War, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Alex Garland re-teamed with former US Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza to make a visceral retelling of a mission gone wrong in ...

D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, right, who portrays Ray Mendoza, and Will Poulter in "Warfare." (A24 Films) Nov. 19, 2006 is remembered as hell on earth for Petty Officer Ray Mendoza and members of Naval ...

If you stare long enough at Alex Garland’s filmography, you might convince yourself you’re glimpsing the future. His art has a pesky habit of precognizing life. Soul-destroying fascinations with A.I., ...

We’ve all seen bad military movies. The kind where the dialogue feels off, the tactics look wrong, and you can’t help but wonder if anyone behind the camera ever talked to someone who’s actually ...

Ray Mendoza is a former Navy SEAL and wrote and co-directed the new film, "Warfare." It tells the true story of a mission Mendoza participated in when he and his team were ambushed while conducting a ...

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 ...

Ray Mendoza is a former Navy SEAL and wrote and co-directed the new film, "Warfare." It tells the true story of a mission Mendoza participated in when he and his team were ambushed while conducting a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Warfare — a real-time Iraq War tale from Civil War writer and director Alex Garland — is ...