Episode 245 - The Birth of a Nation

Andrew and Phil discuss one of the most high-profile films of the year, the brainchild of writer-director-actor Nate Parker.  After winning awards at Sundance last year, "The Birth of a Nation" was a hot property and Fox Searchlight bought the film for an astonishing $17.5 million.  Since then, demand for the film has cooled considerably, due in no small part to the controversy surrounding Parker's 1999 rape trial (he was acquitted). Is this a case of a filmmaker's personal life overshadowing their accomplishments?  Or is "The Birth of a Nation" really just not that good? You can download the podcast here by right-clicking on the hypertext link and choosing "save as", or you can use the convenient player attached to this post.