That's probably why I would have left it.  That's one question most people don't want to answer.  I mean the extremists on both sides probably have their answers ready (and have for some time).  But most moderates ?

Also I don't really think most people know what the "answer" is since you can make a case for either side/answer.

I thought this was too long and I think the book explained it better.  I'd point out that Raul Julia is really good as the lawyer who is trying to get the Ford character off.

Pulp Fiction:  this one never fails to entertain me, to the point where I wonder why I don't watch it more.  On this viewing I discovered that Vincent Vega is kind of an idiot.  You can see him falling in love with the Mia Wallace character (or is it the other way around).  Gives the entire convo earlier about the foot massages different significance.  It's hilarious that her OD'ing on heroin was convienient for him.  Even though it's a cameo, Eric Stolz as Lance is funny as hell.  How did this not win more Oscars?  This is like Samuel Jackson's best performance.  So many memorable lines and scenes.   There's also a certain storyline continuity that if you pay close attention is kind of cool.  The infamous watch was retrieved from a pawn shop in Knoxville,TN.  When Marcellus and Butch unfortuantely end up in Zed's shop, there was a picture of TN on the wall.

A Better Tomorrow II--plot is garbage and nearly ruined the film for me.  The scenes in NYC are pretty uneccesary and tedious.  The only break I'll give John Woo is that the original cut of this was supposed to be 3 hours.  Still the end shootout is very good, so are most of the acting performances.

Three Days of the Condor:  probably my favorite 70's conspiracy film.  I just go back to this one more than say Marathon Man or The Parralax View.  It's also very 70s which doesn't hurt.  From the music to stuff like the old school buses.  A perfect post Watergate film that highlights the distrust that people had in the government.  Also it just works as an "innocent man on the run" film.  I never realized how great Joubert (the Max Van Sydow character) is.  He's DGAF about anything except the money.  And he has an admiration and respect for Joe (Redford character) and how unpredictable he is.  Gives the last conversation they had a different meaning to me.

Oh on Oldboy, another lasting legacy is that all the modern action films kind of rip off that sequence where Oh-Dae Su goes nuts and dispatches like 8 henchmen with only the hammer.  John Wick is basically that (action sequences) + add in some Hong Kong gun play stuff.

Yeah, as much as I dislike Bush Jr, he had at least stood for something or had some policy ideas.  Trump just went with what the wind blew at that day and total chaos and clusterfuck. 

On Nixon, I'll just say that the personal demons overshadow whatever good he did (and they should).  I just don't think there's anyway around Watergate with him.  You can argue he's underated and I won't disagree with that.  But he'll always be amongst the list of worst presidents because of how his presidency ended.

But if you're voting just to protest the media, isn't that just a wasted vote? I'm in the middle though.  If you're going to vote for an outsider, you have to vote for someone who has some sort of legislative experience otherwise it always backfires.

There is such a divison in Congress right now it's almost impossible to pass legislation. I mean they took the longest time to pass an infrasturcture bill.  Legislation just isn't passed as much these days.  Oh, I don't disagree with you on Trump being an empty suit but Congress is just really divided right now and has been for years.

I'm a fan of Pfeiffer but she can be hit and miss.  Agree on Bound.  The supporting players are pretty strong too, Joe Pantoliano is great so is pre SVU Chris Merloni.  I love how Tilly deceives/lies/manipulates both guys.  This is probably the best Wachawhatever Brothers film to me.

Goodfellas--I find this slightly overrated but still fine.  For pure Mafia movie, Casino made a few years later is better.  For better or worse, Goodfellas is a coming of age story and look at the mafia.  I got kind of antsy waiting for the mafia violence parts.   Casino also has Vegas as a backdrop and the casinos and how the Mob had control of a major US city which is more interesting to me.  Back to Goodfellas, from the part where they do the huge robbery to the end, it's pretty much all aces.  Especially, the sequence of the cocaine fueled day.  The hilarious and ironic part of the film, Goodfellas assumes stand up/loyal blood brother type of guy, at the end everyone and their mother was either trying to save their own ass or whack anyone who stood in the way.   Great soundtrack.

Street Smart--ugh. this one annoyed me despite the cast.  I think part of the problem is the plot.   It's weird.   There are two paths you could go with this: go parody/for laughs or go dark.  They chose neither or some middle ground.  I ended up nodding off in the middle waiting for some sort of energy from this.  Part of this is the cast of the main lead: Christopher Reeves.  While Morgan Freeman who plays the pimp Fast Black is excellent (and his performance is wasted), Reeves doesn't really match this intensity and I wondered whether someone else (Mickey Rourke?) would be better in this. Freeman goes from smooth talking to someone who would cut you over $20 and it's totally believable.  Oh the ending is a total crock.  I think they just wanted a happy ending to send the audience home satisfied.