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Reviews
‘Inheritance’ Slams the Rich Along with Common Sense
You have to admire a film that dispenses with any pretense of plausibility. “Inheritance” starts in sober fashion, but before…
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Reviews
How ‘The Wrong Missy’ Bungles the Rom-Com Template
There’s cast against type, and then there’s David Spade’s presence in “The Wrong Missy.“ Spade forged his comic identity as…
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Reviews
‘Union Bridge’ Asks Too Much of Its Audience
Will Shipe looks lost through much of “Union Bridge.” He’s a grown man who still listens to his mamma and…
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Opinion
Pop Culture Recoils As Trumps Take Over
President Barack Obama owned pop culture, sometimes literally. Remember how many stars pledged their allegiance to Obama during his first…
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Opinion
Confessions of a Right Wing Film Critic
I blame Abbott and Costello. As a boy I spent Sunday mornings watching their black and white comedies with my…
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Industry News
Esquire Shames Kevin James for Video Mocking Social Distancing Scolds
Night after night late night comedians deliver jokes from angles we see coming miles away. Trump bad, Fox News worse…
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Industry News
Guess Who You May Not See in Netflix’s ‘Jeffrey Epstein’ Docu-Series?
Netflix is going where too many journalists fear to tread, but there’s a catch. The streaming giant just released our…
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Lists
9 Horror Movies on Netflix You Can’t Resist (UPDATED)
There’s nothing better than watching a scary movie in a packed theater. The collective breath holding. The nervous laughter. The…
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Industry News
‘Westworld’ Star Calls Conservative Black Comic ‘Historical Koon’
Terrence K. Williams is used to being called awful names on social media. The “Deplorables” comic boasts nearly 870K Twitter…
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Industry News
Banks Blames Phyllis Schlafly for Our Divided Age
Elizabeth Banks loves to steer promotional banter beyond the work in question. For last year’s “Charlie’s Angels” push, Banks talked…
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