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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: OSCARS '67: In the Heat of the Night
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STRONG CONTENT WARNING: Racism and discussions of racism in the deep south. Also, violence, murder, misogyny and abuse of women.
Last year, the Academy championed a film that explicitly whitewashed Southern racism by centering an amazing black story on his white chauffeur. It’s not the first time they would do this, and it certainly won’t be the last. But the bitter taste that Green Book left has colored most films dealing with...