Opinion
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Word of Mouth Still Matters. ‘Wonka’ Is Proving It
Beware of anecdotes that fit your preconceived notions. This critic savored “Wonka,” the prequel to both Roald Dahl’s classic tome…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Won’t Touch Hunter Biden (And We All Know Why)
Even diehard MAGA fans must admit one truth about their favorite president. Donald Trump is the perfect foil for political…
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Disney’s Terrible, Awful, No Good, Very Bad 2023
For once, a major movie studio wants no part of a sequel. The last 12 months have been disastrous for…
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SHOCK: Dee Snider Backpedals on Free Speech
Dee Snider was part of the unlikeliest culture war trio … ever. The Twisted Sister frontman, alongside Frank Zappa and…
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The Very Best ’70s Comedy Movies
Watergate. Vietnam. Disco. The Iranian Revolution. John “Bluto” Blutarsky Yes, the 1970s had its fair share of horrors, but Hollywood…
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Comedy Cowards: Late Night, ‘SNL’ (Mostly) Ignore Antisemitism Spike
Give “Saturday Night Live’s” disastrous Ivy League presidents sketch a little credit. The show indirectly acknowledged the anti-Jewish sentiment flooding…
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22 Shows We Can’t Wait to Watch in 2024 (or 2025?)
The new year is almost upon us, and that means a crush of fresh TV shows for our consideration. Netflix,…
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Ryan Long: Comic Truths Without a Filter
The audience at Denver’s Comedy Works never flinched during Ryan Long’s sold-out performance Sunday night. Not once. And it wasn’t…
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‘SNL’ Goes ‘Republicans Pounce’ Route on Ivy League Presidents
“Saturday Night Live’s” cold open is the show’s way of skewering the juiciest target of the week. There’s a caveat…
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Film Critic Brags She Won’t Watch ‘Lady Ballers’ (then Deletes Tweet)
The Daily Wire went Hollywood, but most movie critics wish it didn’t. The conservative media company’s 2022 documentary, “What is…
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