<em>Antebellum </em>Isn’t Just Bad—It’s Vile
To make a point about the evils of white supremacy, the film subjects its Black characters to unceasing brutality.
by David Sims
Sep 19, 2020
3 minutes
This story contains spoilers for the film Antebellum.
is the kind of film that requires true storytelling daring to pull off. A horror movie that blurs history, fantasy, and darkest nightmare, it would only work with the cleverest calibration, striking a balance between thrills and social commentary that recalls the films of Jordan Peele or the best episodes of . But , the feature-length directorial debut of Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, is a cinematic perversion of the
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