Dystopian drama: ‘Civil War’ is a compelling action film that feels disturbingly realistic

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Dystopian drama: ‘Civil War’ is a compelling action film that feels disturbingly realistic

Writer-director Alex Garland, often a purveyor of excellent sci-fi and horror (Annihilation, Ex-Machina), drops a full-blown cinematic grenade with Civil War, a hypothetical look at an America divided during a second civil war. It’s also a look what lengths the press will go to in order to get a story. This is not a happy movie by any means. Kirsten Dunst, in one of the best roles of her career, plays Lee, a photojournalist covering what could b…