Free Speech Fail: Criticizing Pop Stars Now Off Limits?
Certain stars are made of Teflon in the court of woke public opinion. Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, John Oliver and Billy Porter currently occupy that […]
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22 Hot Movies for Cold Winter Nights
The previous installment (“22 Cool Movies for Those Hot Summer Nights“) was designed to cool you down on a hot summer night. Now, with too […]
‘Missing’ Shows Potential, and Pitfalls, of Digital Storytelling
Found footage has given way to Laptop Cinema. “Missing,” like its spiritual predecessor “Searching,” is told entirely via the screens that dominate the culture… and […]
Wanna Watch a Sundance Film? Sign Woke ‘Loyalty Oath’ (Or Else)
The Sundance Film Festival is having a tough go of it lately, but some of the wounds are self-inflicted The gala went virtual in recent […]
VARIETY: Woke Festivals Punish ‘Problematic’ Films
The Hollywood press is as relentlessly biased against conservatives as NPR, The New York Times and similar outlets. It’s worse than that, though. Entertainment reporters […]
Netflix Promotes Comedy Special with Trump Assassination Jokes
Netflix has a funny way of promoting its comedy specials. The streaming giant doesn’t always offer its stand-up hours to reviewers for pre-release coverage. The […]
Heartland Hanks: ‘Man Called Otto’ Scores with Red States
Tom Hanks is no longer a box office draw in the traditional sense. Hanks’ recent work either debuted on streaming platforms (“Greyhound,” “Finch”), drew withering […]
‘There’s Something Wrong with the Children’ (But Not This Movie)
Creepy kids are a staple of horror movies, but child actors hold the key to the thrills. No amount of FX trickery can bring a […]
Joe Rogan: Howard Stern Is ‘Woke’
Joe Rogan owes a debt to radio icon Howard Stern, and he’s in good company. Stern’s decades-long run on terrestrial radio changed the way broadcasters […]