An early contender for 2024's most controversial film, Civil War was labelled "irresponsible" and potentially "dangerous", just from February's provocative trailer. As you might have guessed from the title, Civil War depicts contemporary America dividing into fighting factions. Even for social media, reaction was heightened: Commenters deemed it the exact opposite of what the country needed during a tense election year, and a potential psy-op from Hollywood to manifest and incite real-world violence that would spiral into the end of America as we know it ("All Empires Fall" is the film's tagline). Speaking to the reaction, star Kirsten Dunst hopes...