The Hot Button by David Poland

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David Poland
Jun 24, 2020
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I love Jon Stewart. He is earnest and smart and funny and on the same side of politics as me.

But he's not a very good director.

Not everyone has that skill set. And it shows in the most basic ways. How he frames a single, a two-shot, a joke. How he likes his films cut. How he manages the visual rhythm of his films.

I also watched a silly little film from …

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