Look, I’m not going to lie: My favorite Fourth of July movie is Independence Day, the schlocky sci-fi actioner about America using its military and technological might to exit the post-Berlin Wall, pre-9/11 vacation from history, unite the world, and take down a marauding race of alien invaders. The spectacle of seeing the White House, New York City, and Los Angeles blown to hell before America’s Armed Forces returned the favor was just what a 14-year-old Sonny needed to believe in the power of cinema.
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