What a great role.” But on The Whale —a mostly tragic tale where Brendan’s character is plagued by struggles that the film suggests are of his own making—Guy demurs.

Representations of fat people in cinema in 2022 were not great, from the misery porn of "The Whale" to "3000 Years of Longing" and its spectacle of fatness.

Fat gay men have spent many years, dating to at least the 1970s, if not earlier, using bears as a cultural symbol, identifying not just with their large hairiness but their cuddly appearance, an ...

Dove soap brand slammed Academy Award-winning movie "The Whale" for having an actor in a fat suit play the starring role of a morbidly obese man.

To me, the best thing that could come out of all the publicity surrounding ‘The Whale’ is the centering of the opinions of fat people on the film, writes Sara Stewart.

Austin artist Shanon Weaver shares his experience playing Charlie and watching Brendan Fraser play the same part in The Whale ...

A whale skull rests in the shallows near Deering Estate in Biscayne Bay. Artist John Bailly estimates the skull to be at least 12 feet long. When he first encountered it, he was mystified as to ...

Brendan Fraser is an awards season favorite for his role in Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale" but some people claim it's problematic for fat and skinny people.

The Whale, the new movie starring Brendan Fraser, is fatphobic, thanks to its use of a fat suit and its plot that trades on harmful stereotypes.

“The Whale” director Darren Aronofosky has shed critics who say his critically acclaimed film promotes “fatphobia.” At the center of the controversy is a fat suit worn by star Brendan ...

I began to realize that this movie was not a melodrama, nor an uplifting tale about redemption; to me, “The Whale” is a body horror film that exploits the fear and disgust people feel toward ...