The Best Movie About a Modern Civil War is a ‘90s Phil Hartman Comedy

Plus: 11 Specks of Trivia to Catch With Your Brain’s Tongue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 April 16, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=The%20Best%20Movie%20About%20a%20Modern%20Civil%20War%20is%20a%20%E2%80%9890s%20Phil%20Hartman%20Comedy%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2Fbest-movie-modern-civil-war-90s-phil-hartman-comedy) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about a better Civil War movie, funny movie posters, trivia, great tweets, and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [The Best Movie About a Modern Civil War is a ‘90s Phil Hartman Comedy]( This weekend saw the release of Civil War, the much-anticipated new movie set in an alternate universe in which the United States is grappling with extreme political polarization (thank goodness it’s only a movie!), mainly due to the actions of a brutal authoritarian president played by Nick Offerman. If the plan was to [further distance himself fromÂ]([Parks and Recreation]([’s Ron Swanson](, mission accomplished, Nick. It’s not just a clever title, the movie is literally about another American Civil War. But the story is intentionally vague, offering no explanations for how the war began exactly — or how Texas and California teamed up to become the [Oscar Madison and Felix Unger]( of this brutal conflict. [READ MORE]( [The Most Hilariously Ill-Fitting Movie Posters From Around the World]( Our condolences to any [BlockbusterÂ](customers who thought that [Kramer vs. KramerÂ](would be a perfect pick for family movie night. The art of the movie poster is one of those underappreciated mediums that has been largely diminished in the last 10 years of generic, hyper-corporate cover art that gives potential audience members little more impression of a film beyond the floating heads of its stars staring in different directions. Long gone are the days when moody, dramatic drawings of [Humphrey Bogart]( and his femme fatale adorned cinemas and drew in audiences with evocative images and hyperbolic taglines. Today, the walls of most movie theaters are about as enticing as the decorations at the dentist’s office for how bland, cut-and-pasted and [A.I.](-esque “now playing” posters have become. [READ MORE]( 26 Hilariously Wrong Things Teachers Told Students 14 ‘SNL’ Parody Sketches That Really Skewered the Source Material 31 Trivia Tidbits About Hidden Jokes and References in Pop Culture 5 Deaths That Make You Say, ‘Well, He Was Asking For It’ 20 Scientific Mysteries We’re Dying to Get Solved 30 Priceless Trivia Tidbits About Money, Currency and Capitalism 29 Ridiculous Lies That Hollywood Has Managed to Mainstream 29 of the Funniest Tweets from Monday, April 15, 2024 11 Specks of Trivia to Catch With Your Brain’s Tongue TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2023 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St. Brooklyn, New York 11222, United States of America