Is Anyone Canceled Anymore?

Nearly 10 years after the Me Too movement's heyday... Somehow, Palpatine returned..

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article that included commentary on Good Fortune, a movie made by Aziz Ansari. I felt a little icky about it at the time, given that Ansari was accused of sexual misconduct in 2018 and because I liked the film. This month, I was assailed by ads for the new film Outcome. Cards on the table: I haven’t watched it, partly because the reviews are abysmal.

For those who haven’t heard of Outcome, it is Jonah Hill’s new movie about an actor on an apology tour. Much like Good Fortune, Outcome is a dark comedy directed by a man who was “me too-ed” (and strangely, both also star Keanu Reeves and the me-tooed comedian). I would argue that the biggest difference between these two films, aside from one being pretty good and the other getting bad reviews, is that Outcome is a bit meta-textual.