The Interview sets "terrible precedent" says Amy Nicholson
Amy Nicholson critiques Sony's decision to cancel their comedy about North Korea.
Seth Rogen's The Interview -- a comedy about two reluctant hit men targeting Kim Jong-un -- is hardly the first film to take jabs at the North Korean regime. So why all the uproar? Amy Nicholson has a hunch.
The LA Weekly film critic speaks to guest host Wab Kinew about comedy's power as a potent political weapon, and why she fears Sony's decision to pull the irreverent film in the face of threats sets a dangerous precedent.
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