Actress and journalist Hailey Gates makes her feature debut as a writer-director with the satirical Atropia, an unfunny ...

“The military was not so keen on the version of the doc that I wanted to make, so we decided to be satire.” “Atropia” follows an aspiring actress at a military role-playing facility who ...

While labeled as a satire, the captivatingly original “Atropia” is an all-too-real portrayal of the United States during the ...

Before soldiers departed for duty in the Iraq War, many made a stop in California’s Mojave Desert. At a simulated village called Medina Wasl at Fort Irwin, they carried out uncanny re-creations ...

The most fascinating elements of Atropia expose another layer of the military-entertainment complex, the mutually beneficial relationship between the film industry and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Atropia, while consistently funny, diverges on what may be one (or three) storylines too many. Fayruz strikes up a romance with a hunky military veteran, played by Calum Turner participating in ...

While few Hollywood war movies have so directly confronted the flaws in the U.S.’ “Forever Wars,” the observations on racism and the military in “Atropia” are seldom explored beyond the ...

Ke Huy Quan Got ‘So Scared’ on ‘Indiana Jones’ Set as a Child and Cried; Then Harrison Ford Kneeled Down to Tell Him: ‘I Will Never Hurt You’ ‘Hitch’ Director Says Will Smith ...