Civil War: What Is It Good For?
Civil War (2024), directed by Alex Garland, is A24’s much-hyped new movie. It has bullets and explosions but no politics and therefore no stakes. (Credit: BFA / A24)
Absolutely nothing.
War is politics by other means. Except, that is, in Civil War, the much-hyped new movie from director Alex Garland out this week, which offers 109 minutes of bangs and explosions, but no real plot and no politics to speak of.
That is a stunning accomplishment considering that Garland made Ex Machina, one of the best movies of the last decade. It’s even …
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