Source: Quillette
by Allan Stratton
“In Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 classic Apocalypse Now, a US patrol boat heads upriver during the Vietnam War to assassinate Colonel Kurtz, a rogue commander whose followers worship him as a god. In writer-director Alex Garland’s new film Civil War, four journalists take a road trip from New York to Washington DC to interview a rogue president before the collapse of his illegitimate regime. The White House is no less the heart of darkness than Kurtz’s lawless outpost in the Cambodian jungle. Civil War is Garland’s third collaboration with A24, an indie production and distribution outfit primarily known for producing ‘elevated horror’ and small, popular award-winners. With its $50 million budget, Civil War is the company’s first swing at a blockbuster. It arrives three years after the January 6 insurrection as America prepares for what promises to be another bitterly contested presidential election.” (04/18/24)
https://quillette.com/2024/04/18/american-carnage-alex-garland-civil-war-review/