Drug War (2012)
When he’s arrested, drug lord Timmy Choi provides evidence against his partner to avoid the death penalty. It’s a decent movie, but identical to countless other warnings about the dangers of the drug business.
Milius (2013)
This film is a chronicles one of the greatest, unheralded directors in Hollywood history, John Milius, a film school classmate of Spielberg, Coppola, and Lucas, and one of the shapers of Hollywood in the 1970s. While his classmates were directing their own films, Milius was earning record money as a screenwriter for Jeremiah Johnson (1972) and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972).
He wrote the USS Indianapolis scene in Jaws (1975).
He wrote Apocalypse Now (1979).
His friendship with George Lucas led to a percentage of the profits from Star Wars (1977).
He’s allegedly the inspiration for Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski (1998).
He directed Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Red Dawn (1984).
Milius should be a household name like many of his contemporaries, but his pro-American, anti-communist point of view was unpopular with the left-leaning Hollywood elite.
This film attempts to reassess his legacy and proves friendship transcends ideology. Several well-known liberals appear in the film to praise him because their love for him and respect for his work outweighs their personal belief. If only this attitude were more widespread.
Hillsborough (2014)
On April 15, 1989 nearly 100 soccer fans died at a match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
Despite the numerous other possible causes, authorities blamed drunken behavior by Liverpudlian fans.
For a quarter century, the families of those who died fought to have the name and reputation of their loved ones cleared and those responsible for the incident brought to justice.
This documentary is a fascinating look at the way narratives are created and an insightful exploration of the instinct to assign blame.