Civil War and The Sympathizer: Stark, Diverging Portraits of America At War With Itself

Life during wartime is terrifyingly imagined in the new A24 film Civil War , and provocatively revisited in HBO's Emmy-contending The Sympathizer . Which of the two lands more resoundingly in the current moment, and will controversy follow either project? Plus, we ask whether the Traitors phenomenon can shake up a very stale Emmy race. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @vfawardsinsider Follow our hosts: @rilaws , @beccamford , @davidcanfield97 Our editor and producer is Brett Fuchs Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices