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Poor Black characters are usually surrounded by crime and violence, while poor White characters are portrayed as noble and hard-working.

At first glance, “The Good Liar” is a respectable piece of fiction, starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren. But underneath everything, the film expertly hones the unpredictability of deceit.

We can criticize depictions from old media, but they weren’t simply “good for their time”. They were fighting and struggling in a world we can’t imagine.

The film reminds us to remember the people who had the courage and dignity that had made the world better, even when the memory was absent.