Friday, February 26, 2021

Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog is a 1997 political satire film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert de Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Woody Harrelson, and Kirsten Dunst. You can watch it at the Internet Archive.

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Roger Ebert has a positive review. Rotten Tomatoes has a critics consensus score of 85%.
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  1. Tom4:27 AM

    ...and the dog was wagging these last four years. On a side note have you been to the Four Way Restaurant?

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:16 AM

      Never. I kept thinking I'd go there the same day I go to Stax, but I haven't done either yet. They're on my radar for after the pandemic is under control.

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  2. My name is Erika.4:35 AM

    I remember this film, but vaguely. It got good reviews so maybe I only saw the previews. I looked up the storyline and it doesn't ring a bell. Hmmm.

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  3. Valerie-Jael6:05 AM

    Yet another film that passed me by! Valerie

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  4. DVArtist8:18 AM

    I have seen this several times and have enjoyed it each time. Have a great day.

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    1. Divers and Sundry5:30 AM

      The political satire never gets old lol

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  5. Anne (cornucopia)8:26 AM

    I've heard of this but never seen it.

    FYI:

    Honeymoon (2014) - pretty good

    Containment (2015) - pretty good

    The Swerve (2018) - well acted, but it went in a few unpleasant directions, that had I known it would do, I wouldn't have watched it

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    1. Divers and Sundry5:36 AM

      Thx! Looking them up now... I haven't seen any of them :) The Insomnia one might be tough going, since I've been struggling with that for a while now. We'll see. Thanks for the warning.

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  6. Rita11:06 PM

    I saw this and remember it was really funny at the time--so far-fetched. Wonder if it would actually be a bit scary nowadays--LOL! :)

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  7. Let's Art Journal7:22 AM

    Such a fabulous cast and a brilliant piece of satire! Happy weekend 😊. Hugs, Jo x

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:43 AM

      Still timely, too, which is tragic :( But it does make it worth watching even after so long.

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  8. Jeanie11:05 AM

    I loved this movie -- now it's a tad too timely!

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