Netflix’s Ladies First is a feminist revenge fantasy in search of a plot

Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedies have always been political. On the surface, they present as bawdy but broadly accessible provocations, such as Borat’s Eastern European caricature. But amid the gags, there is almost always a leftist-coded grievance waiting to be aired. Borat, for instance, was as scornful of Southerners and then-President George W. Bush as it […]