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Industry News
Can Laughter Strike a Blow Against Radical Islam?
Some art can be downright dangerous, at least for those creating it. Take “Djihad,” the 2014 play that follows some…
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Reviews
Why Bernie Sanders Won’t Love ‘Billions’
Damian Lewis’ character in “Billions” is answering a journalist’s softball question, but he has a few questions himself. “When did…
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Reviews
‘Howl’ Punches Ticket for Train Ride from Hell
So it’s frightening that the effects in Paul Hyett’s “Howl” are its weakest link. The umpteenth werewolf film, now available on…
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Movie News
Critics Seethe Over ’13 Hours’ – ‘War Pornography’
“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” isn’t getting pummeled by critics in the grand Michael Bay fashion. It’s still…
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Reviews
’13 Hours’ Will Leave Audiences, Not Hillary, Cheering
Yes, Michael Bay’s take on the Benghazi attack that left four Americans including Ambassador Chris Stevens dead doesn’t name check…
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Reviews
Why ‘Anomalisa’ Trumps Pixar for Adult Audiences
That’s the power of potent storytelling. Once “Anomalisa’s” spell takes hold, its visual style stops irritating. And those tiny models are…
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Interviews
Why Casting Directors Deserve the Spotlight, Too
Richard Hicks, president of the Casting Society of America, insists diverse movies do more than reflect the country as a…
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Opinion
’13 Hours’ Reveals (Another) Benghazi Media Fail
We already knew press outlets downplayed how Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the families of those who died in…
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Interviews
Klavan’s ‘Game Over’: A Return to White Hat Heroes
Screenplay? (“Don’t Say a Word,” “True Crime) New media? ( the horror app “Haunting Melissa”) Genre novel? (“Werewolf Cop“) Political…
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Interviews
How Benghazi Survivors Kept Politics Out of ’13 Hours’
He just wants people to learn what happened “on the ground” that harrowing day. He should know. He was there at the…
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