- ‘We know why it might happen’: Alex Garland’s explosive thriller Civil War premieres The Guardian
- A Civil-War Movie With No One Worth Cheering The Atlantic
- Civil War review – Alex Garland’s immersive yet dispassionate war film The Guardian
- ‘Civil War’ First Reactions From Premiere: “Scary as Hell Cautionary Tale” Hollywood Reporter
- ‘Civil War,’ an election-year provocation, premieres at SXSW film festival ABC News