Michael and Us: Airport Paperback
Oscar bait from the tail end of the Clinton Era.
Jacobin Radio · Jacobin
September 8, 202353m 57s
Show Notes
Widely described as "Hollywood's response to the Lewinsky scandal," THE CONTENDER (2000) imagines a Vice Presidential confirmation process derailed by sexism and moral prudishness. We excavate some Oscar bait from the very tail end of the Clinton Era and find... yes, another Politics Movie™.
Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.