The writer-director’s searing drama of reporters in the line of fire strips away political context to focus on the self-perpetuating nature of war
For those of us who love A24, Civil War is a milestone: It earned the quirky indie distributor its highest opening weekend box office to date. Granted, built-in controversy surely drew many viewers to this dystopian drama from English writer-director Alex Garland (Men, Annihilation, Ex Machina), which depicts a U.S. civil war in the present day. The deal We join said war already well in progress. It all appears to have started when the unnamed U.S. president (Nick Offerman) decided he...
Alex Garland’s apocalyptic drama stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny and Stephen McKinley Henderson.
Alex Garland may have wanted to step away from directing, but A24 may lure him back in after Civil War brought in the studio’s biggest opening. The dystopian thriller stormed the box office with $25.7 million in its debut. It has now overtaken 2018’s Hereditary, which opened in fourth place to $13.6 million. It should […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: A24 lands studio-best opening with Alex...
Alex Garland’s films have vividly conjured a virus-caused pandemic (2002’s “28 Days Later”), an uncontrollable artificial intelligence (2014’s “Ex Machina”) and, in his latest, “Civil War,” a near-future America in the throes of all-out warfare.
British filmmaker Alex Garland has returned to A24 with his newest film “Civil War.” Though the title suggests otherwise, the film is less about politics and more a critique of how Americans can’t sustain democracy or civility. The film begins with an internal war in America where the fictitious Western Forces — California and Texas This story Review: ‘Civil War’ asks viewers what kind of American they are appeared first on Washington Square News.
As much as I'm interested in reviews of the movie Civil War, I'm more intrigued by reactions to the politics (or lack thereof) of Civil War. A lot of critics think the film intentionally ducks specificity to make the story more universal. — Read the rest
Arizona Senate hopeful Kari Lake appears to have changed her position on the state's Civil War era total abortion ban — again.Immediately after the Republican-controlled state Supreme Court allowed the ban — which was passed decades before Arizona even became a state and makes no exceptions other than to save the life of the pregnant woman — to be enforced, Lake came out with a statement condemning the decision, saying, "it is abundantly clear that the pre-statehood law is out of step with...
It's 6pm on January 6 , 2025. 'Four years ago, on this very day, Donald Trump tried to steal democracy,' says 82-year-old Joe Biden. 'He's doing it again, folks. We must stop him, no matter what.'
Director Alex Garland promised a 'delicate balance' in Civil War to avoid alienating either side of America's polarized political divide. But liberals are outnumbering conservatives four-to-one among audiences for the Kirsten Dunst dystopian thriller. They have turned the $50million release from studio A24 into the biggest R-rated opening of the year to date
“Civil War,” the latest and ostensibly final film from director Alex Garland, has a lot on its mind. From the first scene in which the unnamed U.S. president, played by Nick Offerman, addresses a divided nation, it’s clear that this film was intended to comment on modern times. What’s less clear, however, is what it