As entirely expected, Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz’s Antebellum was the top VOD pick last weekend (and at the current moment) on FandangoNow and Vudu (which rank according to total revenue) and both Amazon AMZN +0.2% and Google. Yes, Antebellum is not only the top movie on Amazon as of now, it’s the top-selling title period, ahead of the seemingly invincible Yellowstone. That three-season (thus far) Kevin Costner/Luke Grimes/Kelly Reilly modernday western has had an iron grip on the Amazon charts all summer, so I’m Antebellum forbes.com Scott Mendelson Sep 21, 2020 Material supplied by Daily Buzz, LLC to you may be used for non-commercial and internal review, analysis and research purposes only. Any editing, reproduction, modification, publication, rebroadcasting, public display or public distribution is forbidden and may violate U.S. and international copyright laws. 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Sure, it’s not third-party verified, but the top-rated shows (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, The King of Queens, Two and a Half Men, Everybody Loves Raymond, Columbo, Psych, Dateline, Saturday Night Live and Law & Order: Criminal Intent) are the very definition of A) comfort binges and B) the kinds of shows that get great ratings while the press fawns over (justified) critical darlings that (in their initial airings) average one-to-two million viewers an episode. That may partially explain why Peacock has sneakily amassed 15 million downloads since launching back in July. It may not be the sexiest streaming platform, and it may not have the buzziest shows, but A) there’s a free-withcommercials tier and B) there seems to be a real allure to its explicitly mainstream catalogue. I love HBO Max as much as the next film nerd (it’s the streaming platform I most find myself visiting purely for recreation), but fortunes are not made or lost on Lovecraft Country or American Pickle. PROMOTED UNICEF USA BRANDVOICE | Paid Program In Yemen, Moms Sew Masks To Protect Their Kids And Their Community Grads of Life BRANDVOICE | Paid Program 5 Ways Employers Can Support Black Employees: A Young Leader’s Advice Civic Nation BRANDVOICE | Paid Program VT Engage Rally The Youth Vote On Campus Back to Lionsgate’s Antebellum, which is, about… well, technically a spoiler but the first teaser gave it away, a Black professional (Janelle Monáe) who Antebellum forbes.com Scott Mendelson Sep 21, 2020 Material supplied by Daily Buzz, LLC to you may be used for non-commercial and internal review, analysis and research purposes only. Any editing, reproduction, modification, publication, rebroadcasting, public display or public distribution is forbidden and may violate U.S. and international copyright laws. 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The film received mostly negative reviews, as the lush cinematography and general unease didn’t quite make up for the almost tedious “Black people being brutalized and humiliated by white people for most of the movie” narrative. It’s an example of what I sometimes call “But she shoots him in the end” movies. Think a stereotypical Lifetime movie where the female protagonist spends 90% of the movie being victimized but it’s empowering because she kills her assailant/abuser/etc. just before the credits roll. Applying that structure to a slave-era narrative isn’t a deal breaker, but the screenplay devotes so much effort to its final reveal that there’s almost nothing to the movie except slave-specific trauma. The last reveal is, no spoilers, what the movie should have been about. There’s a difference between a critic watching the movie and perhaps being turned off by the content and a consumer who pushes that “rent it” button knowing exactly what they are in for. 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By accepting, accessing and using the material, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Daily Buzz, LLC for third-party claims of intellectual property infringement based upon your violation of the foregoing restrictions. 3 / 5 Shia LaBeouf and Bobby Soto in David Ayer's 'THE TAX COLLECTOR RLJE FILMS, PHOTO BY JUSTIN LUBIN That partially explains the critical and commercial disconnect between, for example, David Ayer’s The Tax Collector, although I much preferred that pulpy B-movie crime melodrama. Antebellum didn’t work for me (partially because I guessed the reveals pretty early on which made it all a waiting game), but there is value in crafting a movie that makes slavery into a “horror movie” as opposed to a “prestige drama.” I just wish it had more to offer beyond a few twists (most of which the marketing had no choice but to reveal) and glorified slave trauma porn. Oh well, at least Gabourey Sidibe (who darn well deserved every plaudit she got for Precious) gets a fun monologue and Jena Malone (who I’ve liked and followed since Bastard Out of Carolina) chews the scenery as a heavy. Speaking of which, for someone who’s terrible at spelling names, putting Janelle Monáe and Jena Malone in the same movie is just mean. Antebellum forbes.com Scott Mendelson Sep 21, 2020 Material supplied by Daily Buzz, LLC to you may be used for non-commercial and internal review, analysis and research purposes only. Any editing, reproduction, modification, publication, rebroadcasting, public display or public distribution is forbidden and may violate U.S. and international copyright laws. 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But if it’s doing well on iTunes, at least folks are paying for it. As for RBG, it’s also on Hulu at the moment, and I’ll assume it’s doing pretty well over there. Oh, and Disney+’s top streaming movie at the moment are Moana and Frozen II, with the animated Mulan at 21 and the live-action Mulan at… uh… somewhere between 26 and infinity (and beyond).

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