HOW… SPECIAL:  Not Even Denzel Washington Can Save ‘Roman J. Israel, Exq’.

And maybe no one can save the left from itself, either.

We’ve barely met Roman when he compares the United States to a gang. That’s extreme even for the Bernie Sanders contingent. The film itself appears to side with Roman.

The screenplay depicts the U.S. as a place where minorities have little to no rights. Roman and his ilk are all that stands between them and extended jail time. That presentation might have made sense if the story were set in the 1960s … or earlier. As is, it plays out like an MSNBC fever dream.