After a string of highly dissimilar dramas and docus, director/co-writer Jose Padilha ("Bus 174," "Garapa") revisits the material of Brazilian B.O. smash "Elite Squad" and gives it a new spin in ...

Like its 2007 predecessor, Elite Squad, one of the most popular Brazilian films of all time, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within bemusingly appears to be all for fascism as enforced by the special ...

Filmmakers using crime and action genres to explore social issues possess an advantage that can also be a pivotal weakness. Kinetic shoot-outs and the plotty maneuvers of mercenary cops can provide an ...