Adam McKay and Editor Hank Corwin Profile

January 22, 2022, 10:54 AM

https://www.indiewire.com/influencers/adam-mckay-h...

It is no longer novel to note that comedy and tragedy in American politics have become largely indistinguishable, but fictionalizing it is a high-wire act; lean too far to one side and you fall into sanctimony, lean the other way and you fall into cringeworthy embarrassment. Director Adam McKay’s latest film “Don’t Look Up” boldly walks this tightrope for 145 minutes with a story of scientists trying to convince America’s political leaders (as well as its populace) to take action again...