Posts By Christian Toto

There’s a fine line between identity politics and legit empowerment.

The happy surprise in “I Feel Pretty?” is how deftly this amusing rom-com walks it.

It’s not a strut, mind …
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Amy Schumer admits she’d rather not be the star of her own film, “I Feel Pretty.”

After all, the comedienne is white. That’s a problem in our modern age, apparently.

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Sometimes a simple news item captures a problem so completely it makes your mouth go dry.

Consider the following headline from Deadline.com:

As Molly Ringwald Turns On ‘The …
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Interviewing Amy Schumer must be a chore. She admits as much herself.

Talk about her new projects segues into political rants, feminist pleadings and more. The old studio system would …
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Thomas Krannawitter knows white papers and think tanks can’t always compete with laughter.

A perfectly timed satire can scorch your ideological foes. It’s a lesson too many conservatives have yet …
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There’s a very good reason Hollywood progressives make message movies. They often work.

Headlines comes and go. They fade from our minds, pushed aside by the current news cycle. A …
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We all have a certain pain tolerance, but what’s our threshold for cinematic stupidity?

Consider “Rampage” as the ultimate test for the latter. Pass it, and you’ll enjoy Dwayne Johnson’s …
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Nick Prueher partially blames Jane Fonda for his VHS obsession.

The Oscar winner scored big with a series of workout videos in the 1980s. That helped convince other entrepreneurs they, …
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“Will & Grace” broke up with me after a long and fulfilling courtship.

I confess to never having watched the popular NBC sitcom during its first few seasons. Then, after …
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GLAAD has a long history of holding comedians accountable for perceived gay slights.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation hounded Adam Carolla following comments he made regarding the transgender …
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