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Nov 2024
1h 23m

RE: Election

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson | Realm
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This week Paul & Amy are re-releasing their episode on the Alexander Payne film, Election. They praise director Alexander Payne’s brilliant eye for humanist detail, discuss how Matthew Broderick channels his Ferris Bueller image to subversive ends, and posit that America has only become more like high school since the movie’s release. Plus: How Election almo ... Show More
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