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Emilia Pérez Is the Ultimate Unloved Oscar Nominee

Eileen Jones Jacobin
Despite Emilia Pérez’s mixed reviews and poor audience reactions, Hollywood handed the musical 13 Oscar nominations in the hopes of proving its progressive bona fides. Then old tweets from its star surfaced.

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Squid Game 2, an Allegory of Capitalism Versus Democracy

Caitlyn Clark Jacobin
In the nail-biting new season of Netflix’s hit series Squid Game, players’ desperate circumstances push them to make fatally risky bets on individual success even when collective action might save them.
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