From ‘The Whale’ to ‘The Son’: The Year Movies Became Misery Porn

Dec 27 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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Look, it’s Oscar season, and moviegoers understand that things are about to get taxing.

This time of year, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing stories with blood, sweat, and, most especially, tears as the season typically offers more adult fare.

This fall, Till portrayed the tragedy of Emmett Till’s lynching and provided a transformative and psychologically immersive portrait of his mother Mamie Till’s activism....

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