Four movies that get my stamp of approval:
Election - parodies student government elections in high school. The sad part is, these charades continue through college. Why on earth would you give an inexperienced kid authority to do anything important with student funds? More french fries on Tuesday? Bigger selection of soft drinks in the vending machine? Rock music during break time?
Do me a favor and never hire someone that puts that on their resume.
American Dreamz - satirizes the phenomenon of American Idol. And for shits and giggles it lampoons Bush’s first term. Hugh Grant is great at portraying smug self-importance. It’s pretty good if you dislike teeny bopper insta-celebrity crapola.
Saved! - I’ve recommended this before when it first came out in ‘04. Still great. In fact, if you’ve ever met anyone in the evangelical movement this is a pretty accurate lampooning at their expense. It is always timely because every week there is some idiot that claims god protected them from certain death, yet he somehow failed to protect everyone else that died a horrible undeserved death. For instance, see the quotes coming out of the recent plane crash in the Congo. Miraculous!
Dr. Strangelove - favorite movie of all time. Perfect in today’s political climate. Way too many memorable quotes. Uniter of hippies and historians.