In the event you really feel satiated by all you consumed final 12 months, it is tempting to encourage you to be content material along with your reminiscences. And but, for a succinct recap of occasions, wrapped in a reminder that social media is the place the notion of patiently ready for all the information goes to die, Depp v. Heard is a brisk—and nonetheless completely well timed—watch.
The short turnaround means it does not have the years-in-the-making poignant hindsight of a Framing Britney Spears or Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson, however, on this case, we’re nonetheless wading by way of the aftermath. Depp and Heard just attended their first post-trial movie premieres a couple of months in the past, and it is too quickly to say what lasting results their authorized battle had on popular culture. And even simply on the 2 of them.
We do, nonetheless, discover the new takes responsible as charged.
Depp v. Heard is streaming on Netflix.
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