Directed by Jason Reitman The Front Runner is a sprawling ensemble of a movie about the first modern political sex scandal, that of 1988 Presidential candidate Gary Hart. The movie takes a look at an issue that in recent times has become rather black and white. When Hart was known to be sleeping around, with … Continue reading The Front Runner (2018)
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Long Shot (2019)
Directed by Jonathan Levine Long Shot is a pretty wholesome modern, political rom com. It’s the love story between the Secretary of State (Charlize Theron) and an idealistic, over-enthusiastic out of work journalist (Seth Rogen). They meet by happenstance, as people do in rom coms, and because she once babysat him when they were teenagers … Continue reading Long Shot (2019)
JFK (1991)
Directed by Oliver Stone Despite having never seen this film, my vague understanding has always been that it played fast and loose with the facts. Oliver Stone's movie challenges the established record of the John F. Kennedy assassination, and being a good little boy I've always taken the establishment at face value. Having finally seen JFK, … Continue reading JFK (1991)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Directed by Fred Zinnemann The Day of the Jackal is a thriller following the man paid to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle and the police chief tasked with hunting the assassin down. This is one of those movies that tracks the story from two points of view, one on each side of the law. … Continue reading The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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