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A Movie Called 'Civil War' Shouldn’t Avoid Politics This Much

Alex Garland’s film follows a dispiriting Hollywood trend, never really exploring our nation’s prominent fault lines

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Apr 13, 2024
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DISUNITED STATES Alex Garland’s Civil War blows in the political winds. (A24)

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At last, Texas and California agree on something. In Civil War, the lower 48’s biggest states are a two-pronged secessionist alliance marching on fascist Washington. They are the good guys. The President dissolved the FBI, air-struck his own citizens, and now delusionally promi…

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