Jarring, visceral and all too plausible, Alex Garland's Civil War is a must see

Though the setting of Civil War is described as "near-future America," CBC's Eli Glasner says the reporter-led road movie feels like it could be tomorrow. He calls director Alex Garland's movie urgent and visceral — a film not so much about war, but the effect of it.

Jarring, visceral and all too plausible, Alex Garland's Civil War is a must see
In an hazy orange light, a woman holding a camera looks off into the distance.

Though the setting of Civil War is described as "near-future America," CBC's Eli Glasner says the reporter-led road movie feels like it could be tomorrow. He calls director Alex Garland's movie urgent and visceral — a film not so much about war, but the effect of it.