“Don’t Look Up,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Kid Cudi, Timothee Chalamet, and a host of other fine actors and actresses, is wonderful.

 

It’s an intelligent and entertaining look (pun intended) at what happens when power hungry narcissists hold positions of power in governments funded by uber-wealthy donors.

 

Even when there’s an enormous comet hurtling toward the earth –certain destruction imminent, a mass extinction level event– those who can’t see a way to profit from it simply refuse to listen to the scientists.

 

Even when the comet has gotten so close that earthlings can see it with their own eyes, the powers that be refuse to listen to scientists. That’s when Streep’s party starts pushing the slogan, “Don’t look up!”

 

Instead they back a hair-brained idea by the third richest man ever –and Streep’s major donor– for dealing with the comet, and any scientist who disagrees with the plan is simply thrown off the project.

 

Perfect.

 

And just as dangerous whether it’s a huge comet coming toward us or a covid outbreak among us.

 

When I turned the TV off last night I felt hopeful for the first time in a long time. Really hopeful. We do have the stupids outnumbered, folks. We can pull ourselves out of the calamities hurtling towards us.

 

I love it when dire warnings are entertaining.

 

And this is your chance to get to see Meryl Streep playing Donald Trump. Look up if you want to, but don’t miss it.