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The actor’s latest effort as a writer and director — in which he co-stars with Kieran Culkin — confidently takes on tragedies great and small.

After nine years of this, it’s hard to remember that there were days when the biggest differences between presidential candidates were run-of-the-mill policy platforms, when candidates were too scared to openly threaten democratic norms, when being indicted for trying to overthrow an election would not be considered a mark of patriotism, when we could confidently expect the results of an election to stand.

The actor’s latest effort as a writer and director — in which he co-stars with Kieran Culkin — confidently takes on tragedies great and small.

In 2008, 14-year-old schoolboy Liam Payne confidently strode onto the audition stage of the U.K. singing competition “The X Factor.”

“They won’t touch him,” Poag said confidently.