Drone

The film ranges far, wide and deep in its exploration of this distinctively 21st-century form of "dehumanized" combat.

"Drone" is a solid, thought-provoking documentary that raises some pertinent questions even if they may not originate from the most objective of places.

There are no suggested solutions here to the difficult issues raised, but the film at least reminds us that it's important not to accept this new way of warring without scrutinizing it.

Schei shows how, actually, the U.S. and its military-industrial complex treat war like a video game - to the point where finding gamers adept at video war is a legit recruiting tactic.

Make no mistake, the questions that Schei poses are important ones, and Drone is a sleekly produced documentary. But a failure to bring any new perspectives on the topic means that what should be required viewing, unfortunately, isn't.

It's hard to deny the film's ultimate goal of opening up a public discussion about how we wish to be defended by our governments.

A brilliant dissection of high technology deployed on behalf of barbaric goals.

The picture that emerges is a disturbing one.

Interviewing pilots, developers and victims of drone strikes, the Norwegian filmmaker explores this disturbing new trend in long-distance warfare -- and what it's doing to geopolitics and the rules of engagement.

An unsettling primer on a new type of warfare that is being developed much more quickly than the legal restrictions to control it.

The term used by one commentator is "militainment", which is about as ugly - and as chilling - a neologism as you're ever likely to hear.

It explores the advent of a new kind of war, fought with unmanned, armed drones piloted by young people recruited for their skill at video games.