Hello Ms. Long, In your review of the Barry Jenkins film, Moonlight, for The Sunday Times, your intentions could be termed obvious, but perhaps it would be more appropriate - kinder, in any case - to say that they are simply not clear. Nevertheless, it is neither unusual or original for a writer with self-publicising tendencies, and a familiarity with basic English, to perform a clumsy sort of iconoclasm on a work that is universally admired. You will inevitably be accused of racism and homophobia, by virtue of your poor reading of the film, but perhaps you and your editor will be happy with the angry responses that your writing has nakedly baited. As they say, no publicity is bad publicity....
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