'The Idol' Isn't Nearly As Cool As It Thinks It Is

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The controversial HBO series is a lazy, lackluster depiction of a vulnerable pop star written by three men.

this, dare I say that the proof is in almost every still. An early argument between an on-set intimacy coordinator and Jocelyn’s manager, Chaim , is of particular egregiousness. As Jocelyn shoots the cover of her forthcoming album, she bares her breasts despite a “nudity rider” that stipulates against visible areola. Jocelyn asserts it’s “her body” and argues for nudity in what sounds an awful lot like a bad faith-feminist diatribe.

report: “What I signed up for was a dark satire of fame and the fame model in the 21st century. It went from satire to the thing it was satirizing.”Believe it or not, save for Tesfaye who is truly abysmal, there are talented people in. When she’s not smoking or doing the whole deliberate drowsiness thing, Depp is transfixing on camera. Rachel Sennott, as her assistant and best friend, Leia—is fun to watch, though I hope she’s tasked with more going forward.

cut her a fat check to write a superior spin-off. However, no performance will make me return because I’m fairly certain I will inevitably become disappointed with their character’s trajectory. Unless Jocelyn, Leia, or both, murder Tedros.

 

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