There’s no escapism to it: JLo

Jennifer Lopez calls Oscar-winning Nomadland her ‘worst type of film’

Actor-singer Jennifer Lopez has revealed that Oscar-winning drama Nomadland is her “worst type of film,” explaining that while she appreciates its artistic merits, the movie’s themes and style do not align with her personal taste in cinema, according to Variety.

Speaking on her Office Romance co-star Brett Goldstein’s podcast, Films to Be Buried With, Lopez was asked to name the worst film she had ever seen. “It’s hard to say ‘worst’ because it’s a beautiful film,” Lopez said before naming Nomadland, which won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress.

Lopez clarified that she was not criticising the film’s quality but rather describing it as her least preferred kind of movie. “You can tell from my taste in movies what I think about this,” she said, noting that musicals, romantic comedies and thrillers are among her favourite genres. She cited classics such as West Side Story and Flashdance as examples of the kind of films she enjoys.

“It’s not why I go to the movies,” Lopez explained. “I like musicals. I like romantic comedies. I like thrillers, you know? And Nomadland is a slow-moving thing about grief, and there’s no escapism to it. And I do like some movies like that... but that one I just didn’t.”