Training Day

Bosses, amirite? American civilization is practically founded on the idea that the 9-5 worker drone one tier above you is a bit of a handful, denying you overtime, forcing you to give up your vacation days, and making that promotion contingent upon you laughing at their lame jokes to a not insignificant degree. All of that’s bad, of course, but at least we can be grateful that supervisor Greg doesn’t take us on an increasingly dangerous tour of Los Angeles’ criminal underbelly while skillfully positioning us for his own dastardly schemes. That, unfortunately, is the lot of Jake Hoyt in the 2001 crime thriller Training Day, and his supervisor Greg is the peerless Denzel Washington in an Oscar-winning turn as a charismatic but manipulative police officer. Training Day is a strong bit of early 2000s drugs-and-thugs drama elevated by some truly stellar acting, and today your Magellans at the Movies will be evaluating it because of reasons. Hide your badge and sharpen your slang because we’re going undercover!