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Jennifer Lopez isn’t a fan of highbrow, melancholy cinema and Oscar-winning drama “Nomadland” is the worst film she’s ever watched.

 

The pop icon, who was speaking with her “Office Romance” co-star Brett Goldstein on his “Films to Be Buried With” podcast, explained that while she appreciates the film’s artistic merits, the dreary narrative and style represent her "worst type of film."

 

"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," she added.

 

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Directed by Chloe Zhao and based on Jessica Bruder's nonfiction book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century”, the film stars Frances McDormand as Fern, a widow who loses everything during the recession and begins living a nomadic life across the United States.

 

Despite not enjoying the film, Lopez praised McDormand's performance. "She deserves all the Oscars," Lopez said. "There's no surprise" that McDormand won for the role. "But I just didn't enjoy it. It's just not for me."

 

Calling it a matter of personal preference, Lopez added, "It's just a taste thing. And I know we need movies about grief! I understand."

 

Goldstein responded by suggesting that Lopez simply did not enjoy watching such stories, saying, "You just don't wanna watch them." Lopez agreed, comparing the experience to her reluctance to watch horror films.

 

Lopez is currently promoting “Office Romance”, a romantic comedy co-starring Goldstein. The film, which follows two workaholics involved in a secret workplace relationship, premiered on Netflix on June 6.