Justin Chang of the LA Times: “Peter Farrelly’s interracial buddy dramedy is insultingly glib and hucksterish, a self-satisfied crock masquerading as an olive branch. It reduces the long, barbaric and ongoing history of American racism to a problem, a formula, a dramatic equation that can be balanced and solved. Green Book is an embarrassment; the film industry’s unquestioning embrace of it is another.” – Los Angeles Times
Tag: 02.24.19
Dolly Parton Walks The Line
The famous singer of “9 to 5” (and star of the movie) speaks about the #MeToo movement, the new 9 to 5 musical (opening in London), and more. “I mean, I must be if being a feminist means I’m all for women, yes. But I don’t feel I have to march, hold up a sign or label myself. … I’m just all for gals.” – The Guardian (UK)
Dear Americans, Please Stop Acting Like Work Is Everything (It’s Killing You)
How did we get to this idiotic point? Workism. What’s that? “It is the belief that work is not only necessary to economic production, but also the centerpiece of one’s identity and life’s purpose; and the belief that any policy to promote human welfare must always encourage more work.” – The Atlantic
Who Won An Oscar Last Night?
Here’s the complete list of winners. – Variety