The Problems With Green Book

The Best Picture winner was a controversial choice, partly because of how much it gets wrong about racism in America. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       The Problems With Green Book Start With Its Title, and Don't Stop Coming   Green Book won Best Picture at last night's 91st Academy Awards. It was a controversial choice for a variety reasons, not the least of which are all the things the movie gets wrong about the true story. In fact, this year's Best Picture winner gets pretty much everything about racism in America totally wrong. Read More           The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Moments of the 2019 Academy Awards   Turns out, the host-less Oscars—which clocked in at just over three hours—wasn't too bad, despite a sour ending. Here are all the standout moments, from best and worsts speeches, to the worst censor job, to the worst follow through (Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga should have kissed!). Read More           Why Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Introducing Green Book at the Oscars Sparked Outrage   His words were powerful and painful, but people on Twitter were not happy with the reason Lewis was on stage at Sunday's Academy Awards. Read More           Trump's Attack on Spike Lee Reveals All You Need to Know About the Current Political Moment   When Spike Lee spoke after accepting his Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, he didn't mention the president by name. What he did mention was 2020, and the notion that it would be a choice between love and hate. Because he is the constant drumbeat in our national consciousness, it was inevitable that Donald Trump would insert himself into the Oscars debrief this morning with a tweet.With that tweet, it's not the best sign that the President of the United States immediately identified that he was the "hate" option. But it's clear Trump received the message loud and clear, and reacted as he often does: by insulting the intelligence of a black person who criticized him. Read More           The 2019 Oscars Musical Performances, Ranked   The musical numbers at this year's Academy Awards started with a Queen medley and culminated with a powerful duet from Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Watch all the performances here, as well as how they stack up against each other. Read More           Rami Malek Had the Messiest Oscars Night, and It's the Best   The Bohemian Rhapsody star and Best Actor winner hit more than a couple road bumps and experienced at least one major crash. But he was all right (after an EMT checked him out). The photos tell the story. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2019 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019