We’re Gay, And It’s OK: On The Matter-Of-Fact Sexuality In 2018’s Movies
It takes half an hour for anything gay to happen in “The Favourite.” Then, with one unexpected kiss, it goes from a farce about Queen Anne’s court to a lesbian…
‘Green Book’ Is As Disappointing As It Is Tone-Deaf On Race
It’s time to talk about “Green Book,” the Peter Farrelly-directed buddy comedy/road trip saga/historical dramedy that’s earned so many accolades this awards season that we can no longer ignore its…
The Golden Globes Blew A Chance To Signal A Sea Change In Hollywood
Parts of the Golden Globes ceremony Sunday night seemed like a happy montage of what change in Hollywood looks like. “I said yes to the fear of being on this…
We’re Gay, And It’s OK: On The Matter-Of-Fact Sexuality In 2018’s Movies
It takes half an hour for anything gay to happen in “The Favourite.” Then, with one unexpected kiss, it goes from a farce about Queen Anne’s court to a lesbian…
‘Green Book’ Is As Disappointing As It Is Tone-Deaf On Race
It’s time to talk about “Green Book,” the Peter Farrelly-directed buddy comedy/road trip saga/historical dramedy that’s earned so many accolades this awards season that we can no longer ignore its…
The Golden Globes Blew A Chance To Signal A Sea Change In Hollywood
Parts of the Golden Globes ceremony Sunday night seemed like a happy montage of what change in Hollywood looks like. “I said yes to the fear of being on this…
‘Green Book’ Criticism Is About Holding Hollywood Accountable, Not Finger-Pointing
It’s baffling, to say the least, that the racially tone-deaf “Green Book” all but swept the Golden Globes. In a year that gave us groundbreaking films about black people (“If…
A ‘Green Book’ Best Picture Win Proves Hollywood’s Still A Sucker For White Saviors
Capping off a year that boasted movies as progressive as “Black Panther,” “The Favourite” and “BlacKkKlansman,” the Oscars took us back in time on Sunday, giving Best Picture to something…
The Oscars Weren’t Perfect, But They Were Still The Most Diverse In Recent Memory
To many viewers of Sunday night’s Academy Awards, the Best Picture win for the tone-deaf, anachronistic racial reconciliation dramedy “Green Book” landed with a thud, seemingly flying in the face…
Not Even ‘Green Book’ Can Stop Progress At The Oscars
On Monday morning, President Donald Trump had something to say, as he often does. This time, it was in response to the Oscars or, more specifically, Spike Lee’s passionate, if…