23:10:54 Thursday 28 August 2025

The Men Who Stare at Goats

In this black comedy, inspired by a real life story, reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental US military unit.

According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of ‘Warrior Monks' with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the programme's founder, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady's mission is to find him. Intrigued by his new acquaintance's far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to accompany him on the search. When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper (Kevin Spacey), the reporter is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django's New Earth Army and Hooper's personal militia of super soldiers.
The Men Who Stare at Goats is screening at Rialto Tauranga and The Weekend Sun has two double passes to give away to lucky readers who can tell us the name of the actor who plays reporter Bob Wilton.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the Competitions section.
To enter by post, send your answer along with your name, contact address and phone number to: Rialto The Men Who Stare At Goats Competition, The Weekend Sun, PO Box 240, Tauranga or drop them in to The Weekend Sun at 1 The Strand, Tauranga. Entries must be received by April 6.