Tag: politics

  • The 10 most memorable U.S. presidents in film

    The U.S. presidency is one of cinema’s more enduring subjects for drama—and comedy, too, for that matter. Presidents both real and fictitious have inspired reverence and ridicule in movies, which mirrors how Americans tend to view the office. And like politics itself, perceptions can be fluid. Take, for example, 1933’s Gabriel Over the White House,…

  • The 10 best films about Black and white America

    First, my disclaimer. I’m a white guy and, therefore, have a limited perspective on what it means to be anything other than a white guy in America. The “race issue” in the United States is a tidy phrase for an untidy reality. The original sins of the nation are the enslavement of Black Americans and the…

  • The 10 best journalism movies

    Long before the profession of journalism became a casualty of the culture wars, movies about reporters tended to depict them as stalwart crusaders for the people’s right to know or as doughy cynics in ill-fitting suits who chainsmoke, drink from flasks and wisecrack throughout the day. Journalism flicks have evolved over the years as the…