Cinepunx Episode 189: CIVIL WAR (24) w/ Willa-Rae Culpepper

on May 16, 2024 0Comments Liam O'Donnell

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From dehumanization to arms production,
For the benefit of a nation or its destruction,
Power is power; it’s the law of the land.

Hey and welcome to a brand new episode of CINEPUNX!! On this spectacular episode we are joined by scholar and friend of the show Willa-Rae Culpepper to discuss new A24 film Civil War. Culpepper studies conflicts, and brings her incredible expertise as well as a good helping of nerdiness to our conversation. Josh and I both felt like Civil War really missed the mark in some ways, but brought up interesting discussion in others, and Willa was struck by the ways the film reflected the realities on the ground in Civil conflicts. There is also a good bit of discussion about film reception and interpretation as well.

If you would like to read a much more extended version of her thoughts on the film you can find that here. I think our conversation covered a lot of area, apologies if I ran my mouth too much, just an interesting topic to me. We of course discuss our usual topics and update on things we love and hate. Thanks for listening, tell a friend, and of course CEASE FIRE NOW!

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About Liam O'Donnell

Liam O'Donnell is co-creator and co-host of the Cinepunx podcast and Editor in Chief of the Cinepunx website. Liam has written about film, music, politics and faith for a variety of publications in real life and online. Despite his advanced age he can be seen moshing in the greater Philadelphia area, usually to a cover song. He can be seen sitting in the audience at the newest comic book film, the retro drive-in screening of a Fulci film, or catching a series of Jodorowsky films. Liam has worked in social services, events planning, arts curation, education, community organizing, faith communities, and scooping ice cream. He has worked with festivals like This Is Hardcore Fest and The Awesome Fest. Despite all these things, Cinepunx is definitely the coolest thing he has ever done.