‘Atropia' Review: Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner Have the Year's Weirdest Romance in a Scattershot Iraq War Satire
Sundance: Directed by "Challengers" actress Hailey Gates, "Atropia" gives the War on Terror it's own take on "The Truman Show."
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Atropia Review: Alia Shawkat Carries The Emotional Weight Of This Entertaining War Satire That Misses The Mark On Its Bigger Message
It isn’t the greatest satire ever made, but Gates’ feature is like a one-stop shop for mockery and education with some fun in between.
‘Atropia' Review: Alia Shawkat Stars in a Luca Guadagnino-Produced Military Satire That's Stretched Too Thin
Atropia, Hailey Gates' scattered debut feature, is based on a city invented by the American military to train cadets. That the United States erects role-playing facilities tasked with strengthening combat operations - at home or abroad - isn't surprising.
‘Atropia’: How Callum Turner & Alia Shawkat Found A Soul Connection In Hailey Gates’ War Satire – Sundance Studio
Atropia': How Callum Turner & Alia Shawkat Found A Soul Connection In Hailey Gates' War Satire - Sundance Studio
‘Atropia’ Review: Alia Shawkat & Callum Turner Play War Games In Absurdist Bush-Era Satire — Sundance Film Festival
In writer-director Hailey Gates' directorial debut 'Atropia', she dives into the Bush-era culture of toxic masculinity, nationalism and Islamophobia.
‘Atropia’ Review: Alia Shawkat Trains Troops Assigned to a Fake Iraqi Town in a Self-Reflexive War Comedy That Peters Out
Set in a fake town, Hailey Gates’ feature debut 'Atropia,' premiering at Sundance, has fun, insightful ideas, though it seldom expands on them.
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Alia Shawkat Has Managed to Keep Her Personal Life Pretty Separate From Her Career
Although she has starred in a number of high profile projects, Alia Shawkat has managed to firmly wall off her dating life from scrutiny.
Hailey Gates Debuts Satirical ‘Atropia’ at Sundance, Starring Alia Shawkat and Produced by Luca Guadagnino
Hailey Gates turned her Miu Miu "Women's Tales" short film into a Sundance feature, starring Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner.
Jon Hamm on How Audible’s ‘The Big Fix’ Spotlights ‘Inconvenient Truths’ About Underrepresented Communities
Jon Hamm has done plenty of voice acting over his career, but voicing 1950s FBI agent-turned-private investigator Jack Bergin has proven unique.
‘Atropia’ Interview: Callum Turner Desperately Wants to Be Bleeped
Callum Turner desperately wants to be bleeped, and Alia Shawkat's mother feared she couldn't act. Hailey Gates' new film pops.
‘Atropia’ Review: Great Comedic Performers Are Stranded in a Toothless Wartime Satire
Hailey Gates expands on her short to disappointing results, despite the best efforts of Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner
Alia Shawkat on her ‘screwball romantic comedy about the military industrial complex’
Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.