Starting this month, beloved Portland video store Movie Madness will have a brand-new shelf—one devoted to picks from the Portland Mercury‘s almost-as-beloved team of movie and TV writers! Each month, we’ll select eight titles in our new “Mercury Movie Madness!” column—and then, you’ll be able to head to Movie Madness, find them on the Mercury‘s shelf, and take them home to enjoy. Or… hate? Who knows!
Nominees are declaring, Trump is panicking, and the next two years are going to be un-fucking-bearable—so while you still can, wring some joy out of these election and political classics! Find these films on the Portland Mercury’s shelf at Movie Madness (4320 SE Belmont, moviemadness.org) from Fri Feb 1 through Thurs Feb 28.
The American President (1995, dir. Rob Reiner)—Aaron Sorkin went on to mastermind The West Wing, but here’s one of his first stabs at quick-talking politicking.
The Candidate (1972, dir. Michael Ritchie)—Candidate Bill McKay (Robert Redford) tries to stick it to the man. Hey, if Redford’s retired from acting now, can he really run for president?
Election (1998, dir. Alexander Payne)—The only thing more petty and excruciating than an election: high school! Election has both of them at once!
