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Competence porn

I saw someone on BlueSky use the phrase 'competence porn' to describe Apollo 13 and that made me realise it's A Thing. Tied into copaganda and the fetishisation of authority, maybe, but also sometimes just about people (including working class people) being good at their jobs. And if you're going to suggest an addition to the list, make the case – don't just shout the names of movies and directors at me!

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  • All the President's Men
  • Apollo 13
  • Arrival
  • Broadcast News
  • Contagion
  • Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
  • The Day of the Jackal
  • Die Hard 2
  • Draft Day
  • Erin Brockovich
  • Fargo
  • Ford v Ferrari
  • Hidden Figures
  • The House on 92nd Street
  • Margin Call
  • The Martian
  • Moneyball
  • Pushing Tin
  • Spotlight
  • Sully
  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
  • Thirteen Days
  • Thirteen Lives
  • Too Big to Fail
  • Unstoppable