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HiT Radio: Are the Oscars Doomed?
For this critic, it’s a tie between Kevin Kline winning Best Supporting Actor for “A Fish Called Wanda” and Glen…
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Reviews
HiT Rewind: ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ (1984)
“It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.” “We’ve got armadillos…
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Reviews
‘London’ Takes Fight to the Terrorists
“London Has Fallen,” the sequel to 2013’s modest hit “Olympus Has Fallen,” finds Butler back as the toughest Secret Service…
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Opinion
‘Ghostbusters’ and the Death of Comedy
Really? Abortion is a difficult topic. So are drone strikes, capital punishment and enhanced interrogation. “Ghostbusters” is about a four…
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Reviews
Fey’s ‘Whiskey’ Guaranteed to Defy Expectations
Expect a crush of commentary on the futility of the U.S.’s War on Terror. Maybe a swipe or three against…
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Reviews
‘Zootopia’ Crammed with Timely Lessons, Laughter
Disney’s latest begins like its candy-colored predecessors. It’s quickly clear the goals extend beyond product tie-ins. The story packs a…
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Interviews
How Disney Channels Its Inner Three Stooges
Lehtomaki, an animation supervisor with Disney, says her colleagues analyze every gesture their characters make. If that means studying Buster…
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Industry News
Why ’90s Nostalgia Isn’t Ready for Its Closeup
The 1980s technically ended 30 years ago, but you’d never know it. Just ask the teen heroes of “Stranger Things.”…
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Industry News
Carolla: ‘Shut the F*** Up and Hand Out the Awards’
The podcast king weighed in on Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast this week on “The Adam Carolla Show.” It wasn’t the same milquetoast…
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Reviews
‘Emelie’ – A Parent’s Worst Nightmare
The horror yarn opens with an abduction so startling we barely have time to register shock. That’s only the appetizer.…
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