But then, in August, details emerged about a sexual assault case involving Mr. Parker when he was a student at Penn State in 1999. Mr. Parker was acquitted. Nor is it my job to judge Mr. Parker, except as the author and star of this film. Nat Turner’s owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), was his childhood playmate. The idea of nationalism that Mr. Parker embraces is a decidedly old-fashioned one, based above all on the assertion of manhood.

Source: New York Times October 06, 2016 09:01 UTC