Civil War Review: Does It Actually Mean Anything?
Civil War is a beautifully shot miss, nicking the target before zinging off into the brush.
9 min readApr 16, 2024
Director Alex Garland saw the blow to America during the 2020 political catastrophe and knew which way the wind could blow. His film is clearly intended as both a criticism and a warning: it can happen here, and you don’t want…