Five characters make confessions under quarantine that touch on their lives during the 2020 pandemic and living in a world of deeply divided politics.Five characters make confessions under quarantine that touch on their lives during the 2020 pandemic and living in a world of deeply divided politics.Five characters make confessions under quarantine that touch on their lives during the 2020 pandemic and living in a world of deeply divided politics.
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- TriviaShot remotely during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
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Miriam Nessler: He's wearing jeans and a windbreaker, and the hat. The red hat. You know the one. The MAGA hat, in New York City. Two blocks from the public theater and Cooper Union, where Lincoln spoke, and Larry Kramer! That's like me going to Nebraska wearing a yarmulke waving a rainbow flag while reading a book!
- ConnectionsReferences Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Couple of comments: this is the latest film directed by Jay Roach (the Austin Powers franchise; the Meet the Fockers franchise; etc.). This, though, is unlike any other film he has made. It brings 5 monologues that are filmed in a Zoom-like setting. Very little production. Instead we listen to these intense and for the most overtly political rants and raves that address what life is like in the current Trump and COVID-19 era. As you can well imagine, not many kind words are said about Trump. OK, none. So if you are someone who is drinking the Trump Kool-Aid by the gallons, you may want to watch something else, as your Dear Leader is chewed up and spit out. While Bette Midler's piece is the longest and highest profile, I thought the very last piece, about Midler's character Miriam as experienced by a registered nurse (played to great effect by Kaitlyn Dever, is in fact the best or at least the most moving. I'm not going to say anything more. Just watch!
"Coastal Elites" premiered this weekend on HBO and is now available on HBO On Demand and other streaming services. If you are deeply troubled by life in the COVID-19 era and under the (so-called) leadership of Dear Leader Trump, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.
- paul-allaer
- Sep 16, 2020
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