What
happens when an insecure, paranoid, and disgraced former U.S. President has
time alone to contemplate his legacy? Robert
Altman’s Secret Honor (1984) shows us one possibility. This film is a compelling, thought-provoking one-man
performance that is mesmerizing, disturbingly unsettling, and, given the current
status of democracy in the United States, extremely prescient. In a way, I imagine this movie could
be more compelling today than it was when it was released.
