<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jpen!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jpen!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jpen!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jpen!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jpen!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jpen!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp" width="750" height="375" data-attrs="{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":375,"width":750,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":26044,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/webp","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":true,"internalRedirect":"https://www.thebulwark.com/i/166105287?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp","isProcessing":false,"align":null,"offset":false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jpen!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jpen!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jpen!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jpen!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7aa459b-f2dd-42d5-b544-c99d7a59ceb8_750x375.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><div class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container restack-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-refresh-cw"><path d="M3 12a9 9 0 0 1 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1 6.74 2.74L21 8"></path><path d="M21 3v5h-5"></path><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 0 1-9 9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1-6.74-2.74L3 16"></path><path d="M8 16H3v5"></path></svg></div><div class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>In this episode of <em>Across the Movie Aisle</em>, host Sonny Bunch is joined by Alyssa Rosenberg and Peter Suderman to unpack the outrage over indie film platform MUBI’s investment ties and whether ethical boycotts are even coherent in modern capitalism. Then they dig into Celine Song’s latest film <em>Materialists</em>, a rom-com that tries to be profound—but might just be pretty nonsense.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{"url":"https://www.thebulwark.com/p/indie-cinemas-hypocrisy-problem?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share","text":"Share","action":null,"class":null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/indie-cinemas-hypocrisy-problem?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p>

In this episode of Across the Movie Aisle, host Sonny Bunch is joined by Alyssa Rosenberg and Peter Suderman to unpack the outrage over indie film platform MUBI’s investment ties and whether ethical boycotts are even coherent in modern capitalism. Then they dig into Celine Song’s latest film Materialists, a rom-com that tries to be profound—but might just be pretty nonsense.Share

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Here's the elevator pitch: It's "Left, Right, and Center" meets "Siskel and Ebert." Three friends from different ideological perspectives discuss the movies and controversies (or nontroversies!) about them. Featuring bonus episodes for Bulwark+ members.

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