Entertainment

Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Beguiled’ Controversy and What We Expect From White Directors

WHITEWASHING

The thriller, set in the Antebellum South, has come under fire for its lack of black characters—including removing a slave who featured in the original. Is the backlash warranted?

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