Fahrenheit 11/9

Fahrenheit 11/9 is Michael Moore's furious polemic against Donald Trump. Thus, much as I do not share Moore's politics, I find myself applauding the venom with which he upbraids The Donald and his loathsome cronies. Yes, the dubbing of a Trump speech onto pictures of Hitler probably does not advance the quality of debate, but behind all this is the quite proper fury and mystification at this ever having happened in what styles itself a liberal democracy.

Moore gives Bernie Sanders and his childish politics too easy a ride but Trump is the right target. In addition and refreshingly Moore pricks the bubble of Obama veneration and gives the Clintons a good bashing on his way through. This film should be taken with a largish pinch of salt but it very much should be seen. Ignore the illogical jump it makes in its middle (it gets close to the point when it denigrates the electoral college but then veers off elsewhere) and just feel the outrage. Despite its glaring faults, 8.5/10.