It's hard not to miss President Obama on a public daily basis these past few years given the current hellscape but it's especially hard to not miss him on a personal level when he reminds us that he is genuinely into cinema. I mean how many US Presidents would even see movies that don't even crack a million at the box office like Transit and Diane, and movies from other countries and all genres. And the rest of his list: Atlantics, Parasite, Booksmart... The good taste!
Next up are my favorite movies and TV shows of 2019. Of course, there’s also American Factory, a film from our own production company, Higher Ground, that was recently shortlisted for an Oscar. Here’s the full list: pic.twitter.com/PEcgwotcxm
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2019
We also had to draw attention to a few official responses from those included...
The feeling is mutual. #Fleabag pic.twitter.com/iniY8oxJh9
— Fleabag (@fleabag) December 29, 2019
How you feel when your show makes your favorite President's "list of favorites" https://t.co/HsuHdJ4gr7 pic.twitter.com/FzpadYGwXW
— Regina King (@ReginaKing) December 29, 2019
Sjdsfupwxysisoafsjdedxf https://t.co/yZCVIy1VgV
— Lulu Wang (@thumbelulu) December 30, 2019
HOLY MOLY https://t.co/aOkhgLl5gv pic.twitter.com/0MxuF6a9Qu
— Beanie Feldstein (@BeanieFeldstein) December 29, 2019