‘Who Asked for This?’ Is the Wrong Question to Ask About Remakes

‘Who Asked for This?’ Is the Wrong Question to Ask About Remakes

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This week, The Roses will hit theaters. A pitch-black comedy about the acrimonious death of love, the movie is stacked in every possible way. Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch lead a cast full of comedy heavyweights (Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, Allison Janey, Ncuti Gatwa, Sunita Mani, and The Afterparty ’s Zoë Chao and Jamie Demetriou). Jay Roach, who helmed all three Austin Powers movies, is directing a script by goddamn Tony McNamara ( The Favourite , The Great ). I have been so stoked for this movie, I did something I rarely do: I asked to review it.

The Roses also happens to be a “reimagining” of the 1989 film The War of the Roses , starrin