Every so often, a movie scene resurfaces and hits you in a completely new way — kind of like when you revisit an old song and suddenly realize it was speaking truth you weren’t ready to hear. That’s precisely what happened when I rewatched the iconic Andrew Shepherd speech from Aaron Sorkin’s 1995 film, The American President.

In American pop culture, Watergate isn’t just a political scandal—it’s practically a genre. And two of the most fascinating entries in that genre couldn’t be more different: the tense, quietly electric All the President’s Men (1976) and the delightfully absurd teen-girl romp Dick (1999).

Okay, let’s talk about Bulworth. Yes, that Bulworth—the 1998 Warren Beatty fever dream where a suicidal senator decides to stop playing the game, start rapping, and tell America the truth. It’s messy, it’s bizarre, it’s brilliant, and honestly… it’s a little prophetic.

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