I had seen the original in 1996, when the whole theatre cheered the alien deathray  that blew up the White House. In the sequel, the imperial mansion is spared. The heroic Hillaryesque president–albeit good-looking and thin–is also president of the planet. She announces that earthlings must again triumph over the aliens because of what we’ve achieved in the last 20 … Continue reading ‘Independence Day Resurgence’ Is Awful