Tuesday, December 14, 2021

What 'Don't Look Up' Gets Wrong About Disaster Movies


I know, I know: That headline construction makes me roll my eyes, too. But even though Adam McKay's dark comedy is meant to be a satire of disaster movies, I think there's something fundamentally flawed in that approach. You see, we watch disaster flicks because we do sorta like watching the earth get destroyed. My essay is over at MEL.