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April 12, 2024

At the Movies: In Alex Garland's potent ‘Civil War,' journalists are America's last hope

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer

The United States is crumbling in Alex Garland's sharp new film “ Civil War, ” a bellowing and haunting big screen experience. The country has been at war with itself for years by the time we're invited in, through the gaze of a few journalists documenting the chaos on the front lines and chasing an impossible interview with the president.

“Civil War” stars Kirsten Dunst as a veteran war photographer named Lee.


 
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