Pop Culture Has Become an Oligopoly - by Adam Mastroianni

A cartel of superstars has conquered culture. How did it happen, and what should we do about it?

Pop Culture Has Become an Oligopoly A cartel of superstars has conquered culture. How did it happen, and what should we do about it? Adam Mastroianni May 02, 2022 429 113 38 Share Photo cred: my dad You may have noticed that every popular movie these days is a remake, reboot, sequel, spinoff, or cinematic universe expansion. In 2021, only one of the ten top-grossing films––the Ryan Reynolds vehicle Free Guy–– was an original. There were only two originals in 2020’s top 10, and none at all in 2019. People blame this trend on greedy movie studios or dumb moviegoers or competition from Netflix or

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