Just for the record, let me offer a mild dissent on this one. Yes, I suppose Heartbreak Ridge is conservative by the standards of Hollywood, and even objectively. But it’s also not very good. I haven’t seen the final list yet myself, so maybe upon studying it I will agree it belongs there. But, good golly, if it does that’s sad commentary on the state of conservative filmmaking over the last quarter century. The presence of Mario Van Peebles alone would disqualify any film from any list of honor in a properly ordered Republic.
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Jonah Goldberg is a National Review contributing editor.
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