60.00% - The best art reflects something true about the conditions that produced it — understanding those conditions is part of understanding the art.
40.00% - Artists and their work should be judged in historical context — the norms and power structures of a given era shaped what was made and considered acceptable. That doesn't excuse everything, but it's a necessary lens.
A small number of films become cultural documents of their times in addition to being entertainment.
71.43% - Old School is a legitimate comedy classic of the aughts — better constructed than its premise suggests, with one of the great comedic characters of the era.
28.57% - One album will stand above the rest as the defining statement of the 2020s decade — the question of which one is still being answered, but the argument is worth starting.
100.00% - A small number of films become cultural documents of their times in addition to being entertainment.
0.00% - There are a few special films that are emblematic of their times.
50.00% - Cultural impact of Beyoncé