Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode 98: Weiner and Confirmation
In Episode 98 below, we review the political documentary Weiner and the HBO movie Confirmation. The sad tale of how Dave broke his middle finger inspires a bizarre horror movie premise on this week’s show. Then my passing joke about Ghostbusters leads to a discussion about James Rolfe’s boycott of the new version. Once we finish explaining why Rolfe (aka the Angry Video Game Nerd) is wrong, we dig into the political documentary Weiner (at 15:30). All three of us share why this film about Anthony Weiner’s failed run for Mayor of New York City captivated us with its tense interactions and impressed us with its inclusion of his wife Huma Abedin’s perspective. After all our Weiner jokes stop making sense, I move on to cover the HBO movie Confirmation (at 39:34), which chronicles the sexual harassment allegations made against Judge Clarence Thomas during his nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court. Although it feels like too much of a made-for-TV movie, I argue that it’s an important story that needs to be told (and seen) since it shares Anita Hill’s perspective and exposes the shady Washington backdoor dealing that actively worked to discredit her. Plus, both Kerry Washington and Wendell Pierce are fantastic in it as Hill and Thomas.