“The World is Yours!” — Tony Montana

If there’s one thing that defines Brian De Palma’s villain Tony Montana it’s his implacable optimism. A Cuban immigrant carving a bloody path through 1980s Miami, first as a dishwasher and then as a drug lord, Montana is the dark side of the American dream. And what drives him is hope: hope for bigger, better things and that whatever he lacks can be provided (or taken by force). It is hope that drives him until it fails him.

In an age of economic uncertainty, national mental health crises, and endless seasons of Love Island, I think we could all use a bit of Tony’s optimism.

Thank God then for camp collar shirts.