Another new trailer that played before The Lobster was the latest from Meryl Streep.  She plays the title role in Florence Foster Jenkins, the real-life story of a woman with the desire to sing but not the talent.  On one level, this looks like clear Oscar material.  My favorite line comes at the 1:00 mark.

Virtue talk is tricky these days.  You’ll often read of “virtue signaling” when discussion social justice warriors and corporations making stands on certain topics.  In theory, virtue talk is prevalent in schools where character development is expected.  I’m not so sure of that, though, as we tend to feel like a virtueless culture.  Regardless, the assertion that “without loyalty, there’s nothing” is pretty challenging and at least a little damning for many of us.

Florence Foster Jenkins premieres August 12.