Does Private Equity Make Pedro Pascal Undesirable?
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Last night, I went to the movie theater and saw Materialists. Some people have called it ' poor man propaganda,' but I kinda loved it. And honestly, I sympathize with the filmmakers. They had the impossible task of making Pedro Pascal, of all people, undesirable. Their solution? Let's just say it involved a secret Napoleon complex and — gasp!!! — a job in private equity.
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