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Mourning the Wicked: Hating a Movie in a Time of Loathing

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Story by David Ehrlich
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Renowned critic's hate-watch of new musical film sparks introspection on the nature of criticism in the age of online outrage
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  • IndieWire's chief critic David Ehrlich unexpectedly despised Jon M. Chu's new musical, finding himself more interested in reflecting on why he didn't want to pan it rather than the actual review
  • Ehrlich grapples with the challenges of criticism in a time of heightened online toxicity, where knee-jerk hatred has become the norm rather than honest, nuanced analysis
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