"The Drama" And The State of Provocateur Cinema

Podcast: Critical Darlings · Blank Check Productions

Opublikowano: 2026-04-16

This week, we’re confessing the worst thing we’ve ever done with Zendaya and Batman himself with The Drama. The twist premise of A24’s newest hit throws a grenade into the idyllic romance of a beautiful couple in Boston in the days before their wedding. The movie hinges on the question of whether we can really know the people we love, but the premise, the worst thing Zendaya’s character has ever done, is what audiences are talking about. Is it a purposeful provocation or an empty one? We discuss the movie’s masterfu...