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Reviews
‘Amsterdam’ Can’t Get Out of Its Own Way
“Amsterdam” is a mess. Not all messes are the same, of course. Nor does the word suggest “Amsterdam” is unwatchable.…
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‘The Visitor’ Brings New Meaning to Downer Horror
“The Visitor” turns the old saw, “you can’t go home again” on its head. The thriller follows a couple returning…
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‘Hellraiser’ Reminds Us of Franchise’s Limits
Some horror classics don’t exactly earn their reputations. John Carpenter’s “Halloween” redefined horror for the slasher-movie age, while copycat “Friday…
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Industry News
Howard Stern Didn’t Learn John Hughes’ Lesson
Quick quiz: What’s a better movie, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” or “Baby’s Day Out?” John Hughes wrote the former in…
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Reviews
Spiritual Drama ‘Exemplum’ Delivers Nuance, Uncertainty
Faith gets plenty of close-ups from Hollywood, but the stories in question are typically skin-deep. The “Purge” franchise uses Christians as…
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Contributors
Why ‘Private American’ Is a Modern Day ‘Death Wish’ [UPDATED]
As Andrew Breitbart said, politics is downstream from culture. Democrats understand this, thus their disastrous usurpation of the media, education…
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Contributors
Why ‘Bros’ Failed: Bogus History, Cultural Resentment
The release of “Bros” has been greeted with celebratory articles and reviews, promoted as the first “gay rom-com” from a…
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What We Stand For … and What We Stand Against
It’s been a few years since I last introduced myself, but in between raising children, facing a pandemic and juggling…
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Rockers Take Dramatically Different Approaches to Cancel Culture
Rockers should be leading the charge, en masse, against Cancel Culture. It’s not happening, at least at the moment. Veteran…
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Industry News
Lenny Bruce Impersonator Misses Whole Point of Lenny Bruce
Director Ted Balaker once told this site Lenny Bruce wouldn’t be allowed on college campuses today. And the director of…
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