At this time yesterday, I was writing about how Robert DeNiro, one of my favorite actors, had broken my heart. His film festival, Tribeca, was slated to screen a documentary made by the anti-vaccine advocate Andrew Wakefield. Today, my heart is on the mend. He may be “just an actor,” as I’ve seen many say on social media over the past 24 hours, but he has generally been a thoughtful actor who chooses important films (in addition to, yes, some duds). And he has made the right decision in removing Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe from the Tribeca Film Festival schedule.
