[insert joke about "Where's Captain America?" here]
What's better than a topical "what if" movie about civil war in the land of the free? A topical "what if" movie about civil war in the land of the free with amazing performances, beautiful (horrifying) cinematography and a story so bleak its director swore off directing for a while.
Unlike the Marvel movie, this Civil War is as gut-wrenching as it is gorgeous. Kirsten Dunst turns in an all-time career performance as a wartime photographer documenting the collapse of the USA in the most gruelling road trip film since Mad Max: Fury Road. As the Slice of Cherry Guys discover, the cause of the war is less important than the way people live within it: the dichotomy of a seemingly-normal suburbia guarded by snipers is sometimes more horrifying than watching the bombs drop. All of it adds up to a brilliant film that the Slice of Cherry Guys never want to see again.
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EXTRA LINKS:
Alex Garland interview with The Guardian about making Civil War and stepping away from directing: www.theguardian.com/film/2024...
Polygon article by Oli Welsh about Jesse Plemons' bit-part character meaning a whole lot more than his one scene: www.polygon.com/24134902/civi...
Link to the wartime USA map hosted by Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_W...
Article by Business Insider about Civil War's use of AI-generated movie posters: www.businessinsider.com/a24-a...
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