Brazil’s powerful military police are elevated to Rambo-style heroes in “The Elite Squad,” a one-note celebration of violence-for-good that plays like a recruitment film for fascist thugs. Weinstein ...

José Padilha's "Elite Squad" is one of the most iconic Brazilian films of the 21st century, but the badass police epic was far too cool for its own good. The launch of “Elite Squad” in 2007 was an ...

The best Wagner Moura movies and TV shows shine with the same intensity and charisma that have defined his career from the very beginning. Born in 1976 in Salvador, Brazil, Wagner Moura is a ...

Conservatives accuse him of being a bleeding-heart apologist for criminals. Lefties have branded him a fascist. So José Padilha figures he must be doing something good. “I never think in terms of ...

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 ...

Brazil’s powerful military police are elevated to Rambo-style heroes in “The Elite Squad,” a one-note celebration of violence-for-good that plays like a recruitment film for fascist thugs. Weinstein ...

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within is the most politically and socially engaged, best action film this year. Sweaty energy and ruthless narrative momentum grip from the start. Nascimento is stalked by ...

Like a police force committed to public reinvention after being chastened for its tactics, the Brazilian action sequel “Elite Squad: The Enemy Within” hopes to answer charges that the first “Elite ...