The Last Republican
- Tue, Apr 28
Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Steve Pink Run Time: 88 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2024
Starring: Adam Kinzinger, Steve Pink
Post-show viritual Q&A with Adam Kinzinger, moderated by author and journalist Michael Golden
Equal parts humorous and harrowing, The Last Republican tracks Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger’s unwavering fight to hold Donald Trump accountable for the January 6 insurrection. Chronicled by fellow Illinoisian and self-avowed liberal filmmaker Steve Pink, famous for Hot Tub Time Machine, the two make an unlikely pairing. But that’s the point: this is that rare political documentary about finding common ground.
Pink follows the Congressman through one of the most difficult years of his life: After Kinzinger voted to impeach the President and was selected—somewhat unwillingly, it turns out—to serve on the January 6 Committee. Ostracized by his party, mocked by the media, and facing death threats, Kinzinger wrestles with the consequences of his actions, but ultimately remains committed to his conscience, offering a more hopeful glimpse of the future of America. “Vital and surprisingly laugh-filled.” (The Washington Post), “introspective and thought-provoking” (RogerEbert.com).