Staff Picks: Inauguration Edition 2021
It’s almost the end of the first month of 2021, and just over a week since the U.S. saw a new president take office. In light of the occasion, some of us highlighted our favorite political films below!

The film tells the story of a young man whose life is consumed by poverty and hardship, and who believes that wealth will solve all his problems. A miracle seems to occur when the lottery ticket he bought on a whim—bearing the number 5001, —wins the jackpot. But instead of bringing happiness, his newfound fortune plunges him into a series of misfortunes, turning his life into an unbearable nightmare.
It’s almost the end of the first month of 2021, and just over a week since the U.S. saw a new president take office. In light of the occasion, some of us highlighted our favorite political films below!
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical translates beautifully to the screen.
This Disney Pixar movie is based on the elements air, fire, water, and earth.
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my readings will reveal, they could be interpreted as transgender stories.
James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984) marks the beginning of a wonderful two-part arc, brimming with style and substance. The film follows Sarah Connor, a waitress living in Los Angeles. One night, a cybernetic organism (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent back in time to kill Sarah. A human resistance fighter (Michael Biehn) is also sent back in time, with the intent of saving Sarah from this deadly foe.