Unthinkable is a morally confused 24-esque thriller about terrorism and torture featuring Sam Jackson and Martin Sheen. Not sure what the film makers were trying to say with this piece but it does seem to come out on the torture-can-be-necessary side of things by the end doh. Anyways Sheen plays an American-born terrorist arrested after planting 3 dirty bombs across the States, Jackson the hard-nosed specialist assigned to interrogate him and Carrie-Anne Moss stars as the FBI witness to events (I guess she's supposed to represent our liberal moral outlook - just not mine however). It's a complicated subject, painted here with some really fat brushstrokes surprise surprise but despite it's dubious conclusions it's got a strong script that's very well acted, particularly by Sheen, and it musters plenty of tension throughout.
Red Dead Redemption: Man from Blackwater was pretty good, nothing special but a nice little 30min proof of concept. I was a little disappointed that Hillcoat followed the plot of the game so closely and even used a couple of the premade cut scenes from the game but overall it's an enjoyable half hour and I'm sure it'll be a marketing tool we'll see more of in the future.
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