The idea that Michael Moore, the only multimillionaire documentarian, is a outsider Everyman slash provocateur has been laughable since he won the Oscar for Bowling For Columbine. His schtick—he still wears the same baseball hat/glasses/ill-fitting jean combo he’s been sporting since he was a commoner, circa 1989’s Roger & Me; he still narrates, in his […]
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Giving the finger
I laughed out loud during the “finger” scene in Michael Moore’s Sicko. It tells the story of Rick, who accidentally cut off the tops of two fingers with a power saw. Because he’s one of nearly 50 million Americans who don’t have health insurance, the hospital gave Rick a choice: Have his middle finger re-attached […]