Civil War is apolitical. Does that matter? | First Review @ SXSW

Civil War is the most expensive A24 film ever made, and the latest from sci-fi auteur Alex Garland, but does the Ex Machina & Men filmmaker's new film stand up to review? And does its apolitical nature hurt or help the story being told? Art & Zach are joined by ⁠Amanda the Jedi⁠ live from SXSW after the World Premiere to review Civil War.

TIMECODES…

00:00 - Alex Garland movies

03:00 - Plot & Map of A24's Civil War

03:45 - The politics and setting of Civil War

09:30 - Journalists in wartime

14:15 - Kirsten Dunst's performance

15:00 - Wagner Moura's performance

17:50 - Civil War's misleading trailer

19:40 - Cailee Spaeny & Stephen McKinley Henderson

20:55 - Sound design 

22:10 - Both sidesism

26:55 - Is Civil War a masterpiece?


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