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Giancarlo Sopo

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Dad. Communications strategist. I write about movies at @NRO, @IndieWire, and elsewhere.

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I don’t know if Uwe Boll can pull off satire, but Citizen Vigilante got right-wing influencers to embrace a shitty movie where an illegal immigrant murders cops because he says “woke,” and leftists to call it “racist” because he also kills a few rapists. Everyone failed the test.

I don’t know if Uwe Boll can pull off satire, but Citizen Vigilante got right-wing influencers to embrace a shitty movie where an illegal immigrant murders cops because he says “woke,” and leftists to call it “racist” because he also kills a few rapists. Everyone failed the test.

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🚨BREAKING🚨 According to Delsa Solorzano , the National Electoral Council in Venezuela has halted the transmission of vote count data and is preventing opposition party witnesses from accessing the voting records, removing them from polling locations.

🚨BREAKING🚨 According to Delsa Solorzano , the National Electoral Council in Venezuela has halted the transmission of vote count data and is preventing opposition party witnesses from accessing the voting records, removing them from polling locations.

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Wow. Jeremy Boreing called it on Piers Morgan’s show six months ago.

Wow. Jeremy Boreing called it on Piers Morgan’s show six months ago.

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The movie I kept thinking about while watching Citizen Vigilante was Abel Ferrara’s Ms .45. It’s the story of a beautiful, mute woman who goes on a rampage after being raped twice in one day. She first targets predators, then she becomes indiscriminate. Unlike Citizen Vigilante, this film makes her answer for that. It isn’t morally clean, but at least Ferrara understood crossing that line costs something. Citizen Vigilante mistakes a sociopathic landlord with a podcast for a righteous avenger. Formally, Ms .45 is also just a far better movie.

The movie I kept thinking about while watching Citizen Vigilante was Abel Ferrara’s Ms .45. It’s the story of a beautiful, mute woman who goes on a rampage after being raped twice in one day. She first targets predators, then she becomes indiscriminate. Unlike Citizen Vigilante, this film makes her answer for that. It isn’t morally clean, but at least Ferrara understood crossing that line costs something. Citizen Vigilante mistakes a sociopathic landlord with a podcast for a righteous avenger. Formally, Ms .45 is also just a far better movie.

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How someone speaks about the recently deceased—especially those they disagreed with—can say a lot about them. Gene Hackman was pure class. Here he is on President Reagan: "I'm a Democrat, but I also loved the idea of that man... A beautiful American."

How someone speaks about the recently deceased—especially those they disagreed with—can say a lot about them. Gene Hackman was pure class. Here he is on President Reagan: "I'm a Democrat, but I also loved the idea of that man... A beautiful American."

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Everyone will remember Robert Duvall for The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. Rightfully so. But as we celebrate his life, seek out the performances that meant the most to him: Tender Mercies, where he found God in a quiet Texas town. The Apostle, which he spent 13 years getting made. His family asked his fans to honor him by “watching a great film, telling a good story around a table with friends, or taking a drive in the countryside.” That sounds about right to me. RIP to a legend.

Everyone will remember Robert Duvall for The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. Rightfully so. But as we celebrate his life, seek out the performances that meant the most to him: Tender Mercies, where he found God in a quiet Texas town. The Apostle, which he spent 13 years getting made. His family asked his fans to honor him by “watching a great film, telling a good story around a table with friends, or taking a drive in the countryside.” That sounds about right to me. RIP to a legend.

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There’s a simple reason for this: Our culture rewards vulgarity yet most women are attracted to gentlemen. Not clowns or dudes who wear more makeup than they do. The few guys who still elicit these reactions are crooners like Michael Bublé and Luis Miguel—masculine and elegant.

There’s a simple reason for this: Our culture rewards vulgarity yet most women are attracted to gentlemen. Not clowns or dudes who wear more makeup than they do. The few guys who still elicit these reactions are crooners like Michael Bublé and Luis Miguel—masculine and elegant.

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Here’s a video of Paul McCartney playing music for children with autism as therapy. Happy Sunday! 🙌🏻

Here’s a video of Paul McCartney playing music for children with autism as therapy. Happy Sunday! 🙌🏻

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Guys, ya know all of this could have been avoided with a different Latin artist… Who also happens to have been born in Puerto Rico… …and also happens to be the best male singer in the world in any language.

Guys, ya know all of this could have been avoided with a different Latin artist… Who also happens to have been born in Puerto Rico… …and also happens to be the best male singer in the world in any language.

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We used Bad Bunny’s music in one of our Trump campaign ads to mock Biden and made record gains with Hispanics. Just a thought: have you considered trying to win over Latinos instead of chasing them away?

We used Bad Bunny’s music in one of our Trump campaign ads to mock Biden and made record gains with Hispanics. Just a thought: have you considered trying to win over Latinos instead of chasing them away?

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This monologue on Cuban state media is a direct, realpolitik appeal to the Trump administration. The argument is basically: Better the devil you know. Nothing like this runs without regime approval. Havana is nervous and negotiating in public.

This monologue on Cuban state media is a direct, realpolitik appeal to the Trump administration. The argument is basically: Better the devil you know. Nothing like this runs without regime approval. Havana is nervous and negotiating in public.

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One of the trademarks of Buckley’s New Right critics is that few have actually read him. They’d have you think he was some kind of open borders advocate. Yet, in truth, he was calling for drastic cuts to immigration in the 90s. These people are ignorant. Ignore them.

One of the trademarks of Buckley’s New Right critics is that few have actually read him. They’d have you think he was some kind of open borders advocate. Yet, in truth, he was calling for drastic cuts to immigration in the 90s. These people are ignorant. Ignore them.

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This scene from Back to the Future captures one of the greatest moral resurrections in cinema history: A man’s character back from the dead, a son finally looking up to his parents, a family’s dignity restored across time.

This scene from Back to the Future captures one of the greatest moral resurrections in cinema history: A man’s character back from the dead, a son finally looking up to his parents, a family’s dignity restored across time.

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One of the reasons why culture is such an important bulwark against nihilism is that beauty shapes the heart before argumentation reaches the mind. Teach your kids to value our civilizational treasures. Here’s a fine place to start: “Moonlight in Vermont” - Frank Sinatra

One of the reasons why culture is such an important bulwark against nihilism is that beauty shapes the heart before argumentation reaches the mind. Teach your kids to value our civilizational treasures. Here’s a fine place to start: “Moonlight in Vermont” - Frank Sinatra

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The world just lost one of the classiest women ever to appear on the silver screen with the passing of Claudia Cardinale. Few actors can claim to have starred in masterpieces—she graced three: 8 ½, The Leopard, and Once Upon a Time in the West. Grazie di tutto, Claudia.

The world just lost one of the classiest women ever to appear on the silver screen with the passing of Claudia Cardinale. Few actors can claim to have starred in masterpieces—she graced three: 8 ½, The Leopard, and Once Upon a Time in the West. Grazie di tutto, Claudia.

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Rugged Individualism vs. Warmth of Collectivism

Rugged Individualism vs. Warmth of Collectivism

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My new favorite sub-genre on YouTube are videos of black people watching a Bobby Caldwell music video for the first time and learning he’s a white dude. So funny. 🤣🤣🤣

My new favorite sub-genre on YouTube are videos of black people watching a Bobby Caldwell music video for the first time and learning he’s a white dude. So funny. 🤣🤣🤣

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“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” Frank at the absolute height of his powers. Have a great weekend, everyone.

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” Frank at the absolute height of his powers. Have a great weekend, everyone.

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The all-time best is Frank Sinatra. But the best living singer is a US-born Mexican crooner named Luis Miguel. The way I describe him to non-Latinos is to imagine Sinatra’s style with Freddie Mercury’s vocals and Elvis’s stage presence—backed by the Count Basie Orchestra.

The all-time best is Frank Sinatra. But the best living singer is a US-born Mexican crooner named Luis Miguel. The way I describe him to non-Latinos is to imagine Sinatra’s style with Freddie Mercury’s vocals and Elvis’s stage presence—backed by the Count Basie Orchestra.

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