29
Dec
2022 was bad, but it could have been worse. This essay is part of a end of year series looking at the silver linings.Not that the movie show was in a particularly good spot. before the pandemic For years, we have witnessed the precipitous decline of adult material., the kind of mid-budget dramas and comedies that studios used to fund freely, as a small risk for at least a small gain. But the growing 21st century dominance of sequels, blockbusters, and comic-book movies made studios less inclined to fund those mid-range efforts, choosing instead to go for a big budget…
