The National Review makes lists of good movies and rock songs? Who knew? Who knew they could be stupid?
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Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
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Booman, so cute that you haven’t lost the capacity to be surprised.
I nominate the Rolling Stones’ Faraway Eyes
One of my favorites. Here’s another:
I knew Red Dawn would be on their “Best Conservative Movies” list. But, I’m a little surprised that they think Brazil favors their side of the political spectrum. I mean, a Big Brother/totalitarian state can come from extremism on the Right as well as the Left. They were okay with individual lawlessness and torture in The Dark Knight and Braveheart but they’re using Brazil to condemn those actions by the state? There’s a breakdown of internal logic there.
We Were Soldiers made my stoic Vietnam vet husband weep like a baby while the final credits scrolled. He sobbed over and over, “Such a waste,” and suffered survivor guilt for a couple of weeks afterward. I can’t see how that movie endorsed mindless patriotism and family values. If anything, the message was, don’t waste our soldiers — and devastate their families — on unwinnable wars.
My God, what a boring selection.