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'The Oath': A House Divided Against Itself, A Family You Cannot Stand

Ike Barinholtz writes, directs and produces this timely comedy about a family whose deep political divide widens even further over Thanksgiving dinner. Sloppy at times, but its satiric aim is true.
<em>"DO</em> go on": Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish star in <em>The Oath</em>.

The second Civil War will be fought over Thanksgiving. That's the devilish concept at the heart of , the new dark comedy from Ike Barinholtz that imagines families tearing at each other's throats over the latest machinations of the U.S. government. It doesn't have to imagine too hard. Written and filmed in a white-hot rage over the last year, barely bothers to mask the inspiration for its dystopia. The film's chief fantastical ingredient is a Stalinist "loyalty oath" to the country

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