Let’s talk about the phrase “that movie could never be made today.” And what it really means. It’s said a lot by movie commentators, armchair tweeters, and others, about the daring, shocking, and “non-politically correct” works of the past, and their obvious superiority to the works of the present.
We're back talking about some recent art shows around New York, our uneasy feelings about the Jussie Smollett attack, the fallout from Liam Neeson's recent interview, and lastly, discuss if there are movies from the past that couldn't be made today because of a more 'PC' culture.
Will the arguments never end about Mel Brooks' 'Blazing Saddles'? Brooks' 1974 comedy classic might be the most argued-about older movie of all-time, mostly stemming from whether it could be made today or not.