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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: SPIELBERG DIRECTOR SERIES: Lincoln (2012)
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CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of grief, mental illness, war, slavery, racism, white saviorism, racist propaganda.
Here we are, ending our journey through Spielberg’s catalog on a film that’s got to be a sure-fire smash. It’s got an impeccable cast, a great screenwriter, and one of the most compelling people in history around which to build a story. Which is precisely why we’re so angry about this movie. Yes, it’s clearly Oscar bait, and yes, any story about Abraham Lincoln is going to r...