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When ‘Edginess’ Becomes Exploitation and Ethical Ruin
People attend a screening in the Cineteca Nacional during the reopening day of cinemas in Mexico City, Mexico, on Aug. 12, 2020. Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Alexandra Marshall
By Alexandra Marshall
11/2/2022Updated: 11/6/2022
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The world of edgy Western film has taken a turn for the worse. While it has always been a gimmick for Australian viewers to flip across to SBS and alarm ourselves at the liberal doses of nudity, the age of Netflix has struck up an arms race in which the winner is the program that can “shock” rather than “entertain” the viewer. Ending up as a furious headline would be as good as draping a gold medal around the producer’s neck.

Alexandra Marshall
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Alexandra Marshall is the online editor for The Spectator Australia, contributor to various publications, political commentator on GB News and Sky News Australia. She is the Young Ambassador for Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and the English-Speaking Union, a political advisor, and a former AI database designer.
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