Giving 'Crash' Another Try

It's been 10 years now since Crash won Best Picture in an upset over Brokeback Mountain. And in all that time, I've deeply disliked the movie without ever watching it again. Well, for The New Republic, I decided to finally revisit the divisive drama. What did I find? A movie that's incredibly assured and compulsively watchable. Also, still not very good. Those two statements are connected. You can read my essay here.