Brandon Lever
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It’s not Red Pill ideology that courses through the veins of 'Adolescence', but a banal criminological reality . Content Warning.
The conclusion that mainstream media has drawn about Netflix’s Adolescence – its ostensibly menacing commentary on toxic masculinity – is much like the prevailing sentiment that animates the social media sphere whenever a stirring legal case is brought to the fore of public consciousness: at once impassioned and sorely misguided.
By Brandon Lever10 months ago in The Swamp
The Trumpian Untruths of Netflix
Though not as brash or divisive as the man himself, Netflix has nevertheless embraced a decidedly Trumpian sensibility. It has morphed beyond the pale of entertainment, transitioning into a curated hub of misinformation. With no premium placed on factuality, ethics or integrity, the platform has become a sanctuary for documentaries, of health and of history, that cling to a lie of credibility. It is at once a spectacle of irresponsibility and a transgression that can’t help but strike an ugly likeness with the pathological antics of America’s boorish ex-president.
By Brandon Lever2 years ago in The Swamp
We Can't Trust What Billie Eilish Says - and That's a Good Thing
October 18, 2021, marked the fifth recurrence of Billie Eilish featuring on Vanity Fair’s ‘Same Interview’ – an online video series in which the singer-songwriter reacts to herself answering a litany of personal questions from each cumulative year, and then tendering new responses for the interview at hand.
By Brandon Lever4 years ago in Beat
