War Game documentary must watch
War Game

On the brink of our next presidential election, this timely documentary captures national security experts as they engage in a “war game” exercise — a simulated cataclysmic event, in this case between a newly elected president and an extremist group. The results of  the exercise, we learn are sent confidentially to the Pentagon, Congress, and the White House, presumably to prepare them for how to respond to the real-world versions. From the New York Times’ Manohla Dargis:  “The first time I saw War Game, it shook me up; the second time, my visceral response was tempered by a skepticism about power that the movie doesn’t invite.”  (Read the review)

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