Around 10pm on Friday, January 22, Britain’s social media feeds were in the midst of an emotional onslaught. The first episode of It’s a Sin, writer Russell T. Davies’ anticipated miniseries set at the height of the AIDS crisis, had just finished airing on Channel 4, with millions realizing: This was a landmark moment for British TV. Among the online chatter, one sentiment kept returning time and time again, as gay men conjured the image of teenagers secretly watching the…
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Absolutely baffled by how boring this is. Usually a movie this deeply misjudged becomes fascinating because of its lack of self awareness and inability to reckon with how deeply offensive the material at hand is, but somehow Sia has managed to make something that isn't even worth the hate watches it's inevitably going to get. Everything you've read about it is true, and yet nothing is remotely interesting enough to satisfy your morbid curiosity - after a calamitous opening ten minutes, this just becomes a cliched family drama with forgettable musical numbers. Do yourself a favour and rewatch Cats instead