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Podcast: Coolest Alive
Episode: One Battle After Another â Hollywoodâs âFreedom Fightersâ Exposed
Description: Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze dives into the polarizing new film One Battle After Anotherâa movie critics are already praising, but one that raises disturbing questions about the stories Hollywood wants us to celebrate. The so-called âheroesâ of the film arenât noble freedom fighters at all: theyâre selfish thrill-seekers, fetishized archetypes, and opportunists who betray each other when things get hard. Leonardo DiCaprioâs character admits heâs only in it for the specifically black women. The âstrong Black womanâ lead chases danger through sex and crime, then sells out her friends when caught. And yet this is be...