McCrackan

I watched this movie because its trailer was so good, especially the use of The Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz."

But the song does not appear at all in the film.

2 parts THE BIG SHORT, 1 part ERIN BROCKOVICH (dir. Soderbergh), 1 part TRAFFIC (likeways). A stellar cast and a script that entertains as much as it informs--a couple of times, I said to my wife, "y'know, I was *hoping* that something like that would happen, but I honestly didn't think I'd get to see it in a movie like this," In the manner of the spaceship cameo in LIFE OF BRIAN.

First, if you're looking for political analysis in a documentary, this ain't your movie. This film documents the struggle of several women who are complete novices in politics yet decide to challenge their incumbent U.S. Representatives. Obviously, given the Blue Wave of 2018, all the challengers are progressives, and that's going to bother a big chunk of the audience. (Or maybe not--do Trumpies watch documentaries that aren't on YouTube?)

The only political bias I noticed in the film itself was when they gave screen time to AOC's incumbent: the score became dark and ominous. Not cool. But otherwise, KDtH was an engaging piece.