An Endorsement…and Not for a Candidate
By So, unlike my compatriots, I’m keeping my political endorsements mum for now (though it’s safe to say that I won’t be supporting Hillary). But I do have a film endorsement.
Tonight, I skipped out on Iowa caucus coverage and went to see There Will be Blood, Paul Thomas Anderson’s new…masterpiece. Brilliantly shot, taut. Brutal, really. In addition, you’ve got a mind-bogglingly good performance by Daniel Day-Lewis (when you’re watching him in this role, you can’t imagine him as any other character), and a brilliant score by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. Wow. And, I have to say, a more exciting evening than the Iowa returns (about which I will just say: Let’s hope Huckabee flares out even faster than Dean did in 2004).
Yes yes, the film says nothing about the state of American capitalism or political affairs. But – for once at least – I’m willing to put that aside, because it’s a damn good movie.