Movies That Make You Think — Part 22



MaXXXine (HBO Max)

Maxine Minx finally gets her shot at mainstream fame in 1980s Hollywood—but just as her star begins to rise, a killer’s bloody trail through Los Angeles threatens to pull everything back into darkness.



The Assessment (Hulu)

In a future where parenthood is tightly controlled, a couple undergoes a seven-day evaluation to prove they are fit to have a child—only for the process to spiral into something far more disturbing.



Honest Thief (Netflix)

A career bank robber tries to turn himself in after falling in love and wanting a clean start, but when the agents handling his confession prove to be more crooked than he is, he has to fight to clear his name.



Anniversary (Hulu)

In this gripping thriller, a close-knit family is pulled into the turmoil of a controversial rising movement known as “The Change,” and the strain threatens to tear them apart from the inside out.







We Need More Democrats Like Effie Phillips-Staley [Video]

Worth a watch. It highlights Effie Phillips-Staley and argues that Democrats need more candidates like her in the party.

If you want the clip in an easy-to-share format, it’s embedded below.


We Found The Radical Solution To Skyrocketing Grocery Prices [Video]

Worth a watch. This More Perfect Union video looks at one concrete answer to rising grocery costs: publicly run grocery stores and the existing military commissary model that already delivers lower prices.

I especially like that it focuses on a real example already operating at scale, instead of treating the whole idea as purely theoretical.


I Endorse Oliver Larkin for Congress


I am endorsing Oliver Larkin for Congress in Florida’s 23rd district.

He is a former Bernie Sanders 2016 organizer running on Medicare for All, a $25 minimum wage, democracy reform, and refusing corporate PAC money. He has also spent years organizing and advocating in South Florida, which matters in a race like this.

More importantly, he is willing to make a direct, unapologetic case for progressive politics at a moment when too many Democrats are content to accommodate corporate power and drift right. We need more candidates who are actually willing to fight for working people instead of trimming their politics to fit donor expectations.

He is the FAR better choice in this race, and he has my endorsement.


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