I kept thinking with every second I would soon say it's exploitative. But this movie doesn't allow any feel-good triumphalism. It's dark & terrifying. This is the sheer dread and despair of war: there is no questioning that the film is staunchly anti-war: the cost of it all feels ...
American Civil War - Cost, Significance, Impact: 21st-century data has revised the total death toll upward to 752,000. Roughly two percent of the 1860 population of the U.S. died in the war.
The narrative challenges conventional war story tropes, exploring themes of loyalty, love, and the personal cost of war. Despite its compelling storyline and strong performances, Ride With The Devil did not receive major awards upon its release. However, it has since been recognized for its ...
A24’s speculative thrillerCivil Warfended off some big time competition to continue its reign atop the box office for a second weekend in a row. The Alex Garland film took in $11,127,752 million on 3,929 screens (adding 91 screens), an overall -56% drop from last weekend when it bec...
Life Before The Civil War: 1841 through 1853 Movie #1 Chiwetel Ejiofor in 2013’s 12 Years A Slave. The real event: Solomon Northup was a free-born African American from New York, he was the son of a freed slave and a free woman of color. In 1841, he was offered a travelin...
Those insert shots also break up the traditional “action” momentum of Civil War—at least until the film’s finale. Set around the White House, the climax unfortunately resorts to a more familiar form of “boots-on-the-ground” filmmaking. Exciting and thrilling in a way that the movie’...
Five films (and one video game) that changed movies' version of warfare that 'Civil War' builds on for its immersive action sequences.
The A24 brand, the indefatigable war theme, advance interest (including a widely covered SXSW premiere), topicality, originality, IMAX sales, and mostly positive reviews propelled it to success. With a reported production cost of at least $50 million, and uncertainty about foreign interest (init...
How to watch Civil War: Stream it on Max From the mind of writer and director Alex Garland, Civil War's dystopian plot centers around a near-future America engulfed in a second Civil War. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, and Stephen McKinley Henderson as four journalist...
Civil War: The Movie The comic book will be the basis for the third Captain America movie, taking place after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron. The film will see an altered version of the plot with the central conflict being about world governments seeking to control the Avenger and ...