Renee and “Judy”: Even Glitter in a Shadow Still Shines

The Couch Tamale
10 min readOct 4, 2019
Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland (BBC Films/Roadside Attractions)

In the midst of the many battle lines that divide today’s world, you might not have caught that in certain circles, the new film “Judy” is the source for some very fierce pop culture skirmishes.

There’s Camp-Judy’s-Kids, purist fans who align with Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli in condemning the film outright (without seeing it) in order to “protect her legacy.” The…

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Film, Music, Peak TV, Diversity— Tom Cendejas is sitting on a sofa and unwrapping Pop Culture with a Latino eye, one husk at a time. tomcend@gmail.com