27. The Contender, the forgotten 2000s political thriller that still resonates today!

Published: July 13, 2020, 7:21 p.m.

Jeff Bridges as a brash and fun president? Gary Oldman as a stick-in-the-mud congressman with a bone to pick? Joan Allen as a senator trailblazing female rights? This movie has an absurdly loaded cast and a very interesting set of moral and political topics it wants to chew on. Lets discuss the whys and hows of this oddly forgotten marvel!