Medium Cool (1969), Hearts and Minds (1974), & The Second Gun (1973)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Jeremy and Brian band together like The Lone Gunmen to explore a mix of (mostly) documentary films that are eerily similar to the events of the present, such as the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the sitting democratic president deciding late in the game, not to seek reelection, a horrifying war on the other side of the globe, funded and fueled by the US, that was impetuous for a lot of protest, an RFK running for president until a crazed kid took a shot at his right ear. Such a different time. It’s hard to imagine anything like that happening today.

Further Reading:

A Lie Too Big to Fail: The Real History of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy by Lisa Pease

Where to watch:

Other films referenced:

JFK (1991)

Executive Action

Suddenly

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Star Wars

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Return of the Jedi

Spaceballs

Alligator

Jackie Brown

Soylent Green

The Dark Knight

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Easy Rider (1969)

Dumb and Dumber