left side of the brain: matthew broderick is a good actor and he has range. the character he plays here is nothing like any other character he has portrayed, and he plays it well. besides, an actor is more than the movie characters he plays, and one role shouldn't define him, especially with his amount of skill.

right side of the brain: look at that ferris bueller man go

First viewing in at least 10 years. Holds up really well. And I like that it's called ELECTION, not *THE* ELECTION, because it’s as much about the agonizing process of making choices in life as it is the results of a single student council president race.

the original parks and rec

women who work toward positions of power that were intended for men, and are still occupied mostly by men, are not annoying but ambitious and admirable, thank you for coming to my TED talk

me at age 55: *trying to do my taxes or whatever*

reese witherspoon's voice in my head: HARMONIOUS and PRODUCTIVE

what

"Some people say I'm an overachiever, but I think they're just jealous"

It's hard to say what I think about this film, it's funny in moments showing the extremes some candidates will go to to further themselves politically and a has a decent plot but the majority of the characters in the film are just so unlikeable.
Whilst Matthew Broderick seemingly is the main character his characters action always come across as petty. Witherspoon is her usual delightful self but the script seems to push her to be overly annoying in favour of making Broderick's character seemed justified in his actions.
Overall it's a mostly fun watch with some good performances and a satirical if not dated view on the political system and some really unlikeable characters.

how much of an asshole do you have to be to purposefully try to ruin an ambitious girl's dreams when she's done essentially nothing to harm you?

anyway, this was super entertaining but it had the potential to be so much more. i dont understand why they spent so much time doing a deep dive into mcalister's personal life instead of just focusing on the election and fleshing out the kid's characters instead. this also might've ruined ferris bueler for me justtttt a tiny bit. but i digress

It’s very rare I say this, but Matthew Broderick is perfectly cast in this role.

What the fuck... this is literally a Leslie Knope origin movie, the girl in this is just slightly more evil

“I’m not talking about ethics I’m talking about morals”
“What’s the difference”

Upcoming on the pod

This searing satire remains, after 20 years, one of the sharpest comedies ever made, with career defining performances by Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick. I love how it made a mockery of the whole institution of high school.

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Coming up on the fricken pod we r going to talk about this little thing :)

There’s a lot to talk about but I will just say this: Jim McAllister is a lot more like people you know then people you don’t know, and that’s why this whole thing works so well