The Purge: Election Year (2016)
With themes that seem to tap into today’s headlines, The Purge: Election Year seems less like a sci-fi premise with a horror-movie sense of aesthetic, and more like a freaky fun-house mirror of our own society...
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Game Change (2012)
Based on the best-selling book by reporters and political commentators Mark Halperin and John Heileman, Game Change is a made-for-HBO docudrama relating the rise and fall of the 2008 Republican campaign for president for Arizona Senator...
Brewster’s Millions (1985)
Richard Pryor (Superman III, Live on Sunset Strip) stars as longtime minor league pitcher Montgomery Brewster still waiting for his next big call-up to the Bigs that seems to be so elusive. He and his...
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
The Distinguished Gentleman is one of those rare Eddie Murphy vehicles that has aged well, produced at a time when his superstardom was on the decline, during his critically dormant period between his last racy...
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Remaking a time-honored classic film seems like a useless task, as part of the reason why the original is considered classic is due to the ability to endure over time and speak to different...
The Candidate (1972)
Although decades old, The Candidate still feels more resonant now as the year it was released. In fact, it’s a satire so spot-on that it’s often hard to distinguish when screenwriter Jeremy Larner’s script is...
Running Mates (1992)
An HBO original movie, but featuring A-list stars, Running Mates is an amiable romantic comedy that is carried by the personalities and acting ability of the two appealing stars. Released during just before the Clintons took...
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
If you are someone who absolutely never gets tired of hearing the tale of Cinderella in all its various forms, perhaps Maid in Manhattan will be worthwhile for you. However, anyone looking for a moving...
Election (1999)
Tracy Flick (Witherspoon, Cruel Intentions) is an ambitious overachieving high school busybody running for class president. Jim McAllister (Broderick, Godzilla) is a teacher at the school in charge of the election and is hell-bent against seeing Flick succeed...
Primary Colors (1998)
John Travolta (Face/Off, Phenomenon) plays Governor Jack Stanton — well, actually, he plays Governor Bill Clinton, in this very loose portrayal of Clinton’s rise to grab the Democratic nomination in 1992. Along the way, there...