Alex Garland is one of the most interesting filmmakers working today and has delivered striking, awe-inspiring cinema as both a writer and director for over two decades. We are honored to welcome Garland on the show to discuss his latest film, Civil War. The cast blew away each of us, as well as the story centered on wartime journalists, and the grace with which the film navigates its controversial narrative through the real world it seems to depict so nearly.  We discuss designing his set pieces with backstory, how Jesse Plemons joined the cast at the last minute and delivered one of the best performances of the year, and more. He even shares some details on the upcoming 28 Days Later sequel, 28 Years Later.  After the interview, we give our spoiler-free thoughts on the film, and then dive right into spoilers so if you haven’t made it to the theaters yet, be warned.  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:49 - Alex Garland Talks ‘Civil War,’ ’28 Years Later’ and More 00:30:11 - Spoiler-Free’ Civil War’ Review 00:49:48 - ‘Civil War’ Spoilers! 01:08:09 - Sean Is At CinemaCon 2024 01:20:23 - Outro -- REELBLEND PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION -- Want more ReelBlend each week? Check out our ReelBlend Premium subscription where you get access to a bi-weekly newsletter from Sean and you receive the show ad-free. Sign up at: https://bit.ly/reelblendpremium Listen to ReelBlend on your favorite podcast app: - Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2D03JtN - Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/RB_Google - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/32NaJ6K FOLLOW THE SHOW HERE: ReelBlend - @ReelBlend Sean - @Sean_OConnell Jake - @JakesTakes Kevin - @KevinMcCarthyTV Gabe - @gabeKovacs ABOUT ReelBlend: ReelBlend is CinemaBlend’s flagship podcast featuring CinemaBlend Managing Director Sean O’Connell, Fox 5 DC Entertainment Reporter Kevin McCarthy and Fox 32 Chicago Entertainment Reporter Jake Hamilton. Join them each week as they discuss the latest entertainment news, review new movies hitting the big screen and tell stories about working as entertainment journalists.