Cornrow Ron Swanson

“Gladiator II” star Paul Mescal railed against labeling films as “content.” He called the descriptor a “filthy word”: “Over the last few years people have been talking about films as content. That’s a filthy word. It’s not ‘content’, it’s f---ing work,” he said. “I’m not being snobby, but there are two concurrent industries. One that works with a lack of care, artistic integrity. Go nuts, make stuff with Instagram followers as a factor, whatever…But the other is what has always been there — the craft of film — making, directing, lighting and production design. That keeps artists alive.” bit.ly/40ut74u