Just watched it myself, and I thought they more or less nailed it. Totally wasn't expecting the element of populism, though, much less a groundswell.
If only the alt-right was more socially progressive. That kind of libidinal nihilism is quite the raw material - in terms of psychic ecology, I suppose. Although, again, perhaps I have in mind only certain strains of the alt-right, namely those on the fringes of normative social standards, rather than actual political reactionaries and supremacist types. The term "alt-right" seems misleading in referring to those I have in mind.
Unless I'm seriously overlooking something, Phoenix's character was not socially reactionary or bigoted, right? And yet I get the sense that this character is considered a sort of avatar for those who fall into the category of alt-right, which is itself a category that has been built up as being socially reactionary and often bigoted - an accusation which, itself, isn't off base in many cases, but again I feel there is too much of a diversity in the category of "alt-right" to just rely on a solitary label.
Am I making any sense here?