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This week we’re covering three Democratic Presidential movies. We start with Mike Nichols’ Primary Colors (1998) where John Travolta plays a philandering parody of Bill Clinton. Next up is Rod Lurie’s The Contender (2000) with Joan Allen exposing the gender double standard in American politics. We finish with George Clooney’s The Ides of March (2011), a tour de force from an all-star cast and the genesis of Beau Willimon’s Netflix series House of Cards. Also: Who played JFK? Allison Janney. #beto. Edward Hopper. Fuckface Von Clownstick. Get Out (2017). Zombieland (2009). The White House bowling alley. The Chappaquiddick incident. Matt Damon’s Kavanaugh. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002). National service. Dead cat strategy. Cuddles and rainbows. Shepard Fairey. We play a game of “Hail to the Chief”