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Apr 2024
2h 36m

‘Civil War’ With Alex Garland! Plus: The...

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Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to run through the 10 most anticipated movies from this week’s CinemaCon, which Sean attended (1:00). Then, they have a long—and, at times, combative—discussion about Alex Garland’s big-budget A24 release, ‘Civil War’ (44:00), delving into the film’s politics (or lack thereof), point of view, cinematic style, and more. Finally, Sean is joined by Garland to answer questions regarding some of those very things and where he sees this in the arc of his career, as well as discuss whether he will take a step back from filmmaking (1:50:00).


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Chris Ryan and Alex Garland

Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner

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