The Chilling, Frustrating 'Civil War'
<div>On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) discussed whether or not the stars of <em>The Blair Witch Project</em> should get back-residuals for services already rendered. (You can read the full story <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/blair-witch-project-cast-lionsgate-heather-donahue-joshua-leonard-michael-williams-1235977543/">here</a>.) Then they discussed <em>Civil War</em>, Alex Garland’s travelogue through a war-torn America. Is it a treatise on war, politics, or journalism? All of these? None of these? Most importantly: does it work as a tense war drama? (Since we mentioned it in this episode, make sure to check out our old, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/across-the-movie-aisle/id1491840893?i=1000471300371">pre-Bulwark episode</a> on Garland’s great FX show <em>Devs</em>.) Swing by Friday for a bonus episode in which Peter unfairly attacks Sonny about Zack Snyder’s <em>Rebel Moon</em> movies, very nasty stuff. And if you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend!</div>