That sounds impressive, but that’s only 25 elections. So it’s happened 20% of the time. The percentage goes up once you start factoring in that not all of those elections were against a sitting president. That drops it down to 15(I think?) and about a 1 in 3 shot. It’s such a limited sample that the advantage feels…

Yep, just gotta button that lip and take the high road. The Right may constantly and consistently extol political violence to the extent that people feel empowered to attack the Speaker of the House in their own home, attempt the kidnapping of a state governor, shoot unarmed protesters, and even incite a mass riot on…

The same people who say “get over it” when classrooms full of children are slaughtered are now combing through social media posts to make sure everyone thinks this specific instance of gun violence is the one we need to burn the Constitution over.

Sorry but it’s not “hate speech” to wish a fascist was dead. It’s banal and Black is a douchebag for reacting like this.

I agree 100%. The Jack of the film intentionally doesn’t have an arc so much as escalation of who he already is. Kubrick has no sympathy for him, although he dares the audience to identify with him. Jack is a bastard from the start.

Your posts, opinion, and reactions here suggest that’s a load of bullshit.

Some of us have a problem with Israel’s “right to exist” considering that it only exists by virtue of a mass displacement of an existing state and people. And no, the problem is not the Jewish people or Judaism in the least, just the existence and conduct of the Israeli state.

The way Jack is written in the movie, he comes off as the type who would marry a timid, unquestioning woman whom he could push around. So Duvall’s performance fits. Plus whatever spirit she once had was probably bullied out of her over their years of marriage.  She obviously steps lightly around him all the time.

No sane person has a problem with Israel’s right to exist. Most of us just have a problem with Israel’s opinion that Palestine shouldn’t exist

Very interesting analysis, thank you.

IDK, there’s talk about the dad breaking the kid’s arm in a drunken rage, plus the kid is talking to his finger. Wendy seems checked out, and this all before ever leaving for the hotel. I might say there is some optimism that this hotel caretaker job might be an opportunity to fix the family dynamics, but I wasn’t…

I’ve heard a great review that says the book is what it’s like to BE an alcoholic and the movie is what it’s like to be MARRIED to an alcoholic. 

Yeah, the hate should definitely go more towards Dr. Fraud. 

Since many of the posters here (me included) are often criticizing the writing on the site, it’s worth saying -- this review is very well written.

Right. And as long as the majority of non-Trump voters are voting *against Trump* more so than for their candidate of choice, I think our chief concern has to be any issues (real or imagined) that would depress turnout.

I thought that up until the debate. I no longer think it. Biden lacked a serious downside until his brain started deteriorating, which made him an ideal anti-Trump candidate in an ecosystem where very many people were desperate to vote against Trump, and for anyone else, so long as that anyone seemed capable and not…

Which flavor of authoritarianism would you vote for?

The dude you’re jawing with basically lost out on an opportunity to a creator of color in the past (in regional theatre, if memory serves), it broke his fucking brain, and now legitimately every problem in the country can be magically traced back to “DEI” and “social justice.”

I’ll try again:

Hilary Clinton was also in the political spotlight for twenty years and was widely disliked as a candidate (though fairly liked in office, from my understanding), giving tons of ammunition to the GOP and Fox News. A late swap with Biden that puts Harris in the spotlight doesn’t give them as much time to drill their…