Civil War (2024)
I am often wary of movies with hot-button issues that come out around a general election. It is the time when Hollywood, and often many independent filmmakers, ramp up the propaganda on both sides. Technically there are laws against using movies or television shows to blatantly sway an election, but there is also the First Amendment and a whole lot of grey area. This is why Danesh D'Souza often gets away with his unwatchable "documentaries" and why we got a film about killing President Bush back in the 2000s. That is why I was concerned about Civil War when I first heard it about it. There are certain elements on the right that seem to be pushing for one, as if returning to one of the bloodiest periods of our nation's history would be a good thing. I was also afraid that this movie would open a new can of conspiracy worms in the form "social conditioning", as if there is a secret cabal trying to lead us in this direction. Alex Garland, the writer and