Atropia certainly offers both new and interesting commentary in a fresh way — especially considering it examines the Iraq War, which is severely underrepresented in the genre — but it takes on ...

The film centers on Atropia, a fake city built outside of Los Angeles, full of props and actors meant to prepare American soldiers for deployment in the Iraq War. The concept initially seems ...

War remains one of this nation’s most profitable exports, and in Atropia, which premiered at Sundance, Gates attempts to satirize the goings-on at this role-playing facility through the eyes of ...