It’s cheaper creatively to rehash intellectual property than to budget for new creative endeavors. See hauntology.
Capitalist realism as I understand it … is more like a pervasive atmosphere, conditioning not only the production of culture but also the regulation of work and education, and acting as a kind of invisible barrier constraining thought and action. Mark Fisher
Hallmark movies have gotten popular lately at my favorite pegleg establishments. 4 if the 10 in the “featured” list are hallmark.
Last year I think we’d never see even one.
It’s because movies really suck now. We’re literally scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Why do movies suck now?
It’s cheaper creatively to rehash intellectual property than to budget for new creative endeavors. See hauntology.