Reviews: 'God & Country' & 'Onlookers'

This week's films look at Christian nationalism and Laos tourism.

In this edition of the newsletter, we review two new theatrical releases, one of which first debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The other is one of this year’s first big non-streaming documentary releases as it’s opening around the U.S. on more than 70 screens from the get-go. Let’s take a look at that one first.

God & Country (2024)

It’s a presi…