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Thriller of the YEAR!!!! This film is fantastic and had me hooked. I was eased in before the ride went wild. My biggest issue is with the trigger warning which is the companies fault perhaps not the directors. The warning said sexual violence, that is too Vague to be a true warning this film has a brief but horrific sexual assault scene. So be warned as it will definitely be triggering to those with ptsd from sexual abuse. Cleverly written, allegories wrapped in visual metaphors, this one is deep! Best thriller I have seen in years and I am an avid film watcher. It was so good I wish I had seen it in theaters! Zoe Kravitz is the one to watch as this is her first turn as a director and this film is on the level of Get Out.

The people that disliked this movie did not understand it. I wish I hadn't listened to the reviews and seen it in theaters. This movie is an MASTERPIECE! Allegory, metaphors and warnings all rolled up into less than 2 hours and each one of these HIT so hard. The entire film is a reflection of what the USA does to other countries with journalism, war journalists go to war torn nations to make art and entertainment for those safely on "some farm pretending none of this is happening". Whilst also warning us that actions have consequences, politics are personal. What are those politics? Well do they really matter when someone is shooting at you (a question asked and answered in the film)? I think what makes this film timeless is the lack of overt politics but if you pay attention there definitely are hints at what is going on and why. War journalism it's self is political, as it says in the film, those who are doing terrible things do not want to be photographed doing them unless they look like a hero. I loved the scene where they got the man at the gas station to pose with the captives because it appealed to his ego, this is what real journalist do, show the truth and let you decide what lines you fall under.