HAMILTON (2020)

The Unenthusiastic Critic's hatred of musicals faces its ultimate test, as Michael and Nakea return from a long hiatus to experience Hamilton for the first time. Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash Broadway hip-hop history lesson has seduced almost all the critics, broken almost all the records, and won nearly all the awards. But it has also been met with some backlash, including accusations that it is using black actors and music to erase people of color and whitewash America's troubling founding fathers. Nakea hates musicals, loves hip-hop, and distrusts the Disneyfication of history. Can even Miranda's amazing cast and catchy tunes possibly make her love a Broadway show about slave-holding white dudes? Join us for a lively discussion of who lives, who dies, and who tells the stories. Program 0:00: Prologue: from Episode 49 01:29: Cultural Osmosis: Pre-Viewing Discussion 15:41: Interlude: Original Trailer 16:35: The Verdict: Post-Viewing Discussion 1:15:00: Outro and Next Week's Movie 1:16:16: Outtake For notes, links, and additional episodes, please go to unaffiliatedcritic.com.