Civil War review: On the horrifying road to a very disunited States

JL;DR SUMMARY In "Civil War," a film reviewed by John Nathan, director Alex Garland portrays a disunited United States where a photojournalist and a writer embark on a road trip to interview a besieged president amidst chaos and conflict. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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