15 Great War Movies (Nobody Ever Talks About)
11. Buffalo Soldiers
Walk the Line star Joaquin Phoenix finally got the
recognition he has long deserved earlier this year for his superb performance
in Todd Philip's controversial comic book blockbuster Joker.
However the star had been excelling for decades before this, as evidenced by his note perfect starring role in 2001's blackly comic war film Buffalo Soldiers.
Phoenix plays a charming, amoral heroin smuggling soldier stationed in West Germany in Ned Kelly director Gregor Jordan’s criminally underrated savage anti-war satire. Although this flick may have suffered thanks to being released in the immediate, deeply reactionary aftermath of 9/11, it's well worth a revisit as a sharp satirical indictment of military adventurism.