Jan 11

9 min read

Reviews

Netflix’s Don’t Look Up (2021) — Viewers vs Critics

It’s Reviewsday Tuesday! Why are critics snubbing a film viewers are praising?

Promotional poster for Don’t Look Up (2021) © Netflix 2021

The Washington Post called Netflix’s Don’t Look Up, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio, “too shaggy, and tonally spotty” to compete with such satirical classics as Dr. Strangelove, Wag the Dog…

--

More from Casey Lawrence

Casey Lawrence is a Canadian PhD student of English at Trinity College Dublin. She is the author of two LGBT YA novels, Out of Order and Order in the Court.

Love podcasts or audiobooks? Learn on the go with our new app.

Recommended from Medium

in

No Proscenium

Houston’s ‘The Man From Beyond’ is Otherworldly Fun (Review)

Religion in Pop Culture: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

in

ZORA

We Don’t Need White Award Shows to Celebrate Our Achievements

Hayley’s Thoughts on: Crazy Rich Asians

Getting an agent

Adapting games into movies might never work

Top Five Films Across The Board

Ian Robinson’s Weekly Digest — 27th June 2021

About Help Terms Privacy

Get the Medium app

Casey Lawrence

Casey Lawrence

Casey Lawrence is a Canadian PhD student of English at Trinity College Dublin. She is the author of two LGBT YA novels, Out of Order and Order in the Court.

More from Medium

in

The Ugly Monster

Batman vs Abyss! | WEIRDO Reviews: Batman #119 No Spoilers

Predator (1987) — Does it hold up?

in

Counter Arts

The Debate On Life in La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) — Analysis and Review

in

data-driven fiction

Can Art Be Purposeless?

Help
Status
Writers
Blog
Careers
Privacy
Terms
About
Knowable