Was keeping The Drama’s premise secret worth the damage? A Critical Review
When fiction and films use real-world traumatic events as plot devices, at what point does the importance of trigger warnings outweigh the taboo of spoilers? The recent A24 release, The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, was widely touted as a “dark romantic comedy.” Loglines used unexpected turns or unsettling truths to distance curious would-be moviegoers from guessing what happens between the central couple. Yet films and genre expectations are predictable enough; early teasers...
