The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Rubinstein’s acting questioned; stronger-actress alternatives; ghost-world racial dynamics
In the discussion (8)
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- Rubinstein may look perfectly cast as a medium while giving an unconvincing acting performance. — Bill Simmons
- The response defends the importance of looking like someone who could contact another world. — Bill Simmons
- Sally Field with unusual makeup is proposed as an alternative medium. — Bill Simmons
- Shirley MacLaine is proposed as a potentially stronger medium. — Bill Simmons
- Viola Davis is imagined commanding the room as the medium. — Bill Simmons
- Meryl Streep is another imagined medium, with an objection that the role may be too small. — Bill Simmons
- A comic theory imagines reversed racial power dynamics in the ghost world to explain why these ghosts target white families. — Bill Simmons
- A counterargument attributes the shortage of Black ghost stories to limited opportunities and investment for Black filmmakers. — Bill Simmons