ABC Cancels “Roseanne” After Barr Compares Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett To a Muslim Ape
MAY 30, 2018 Photo: AP Yes, ABC should have known what they were getting into. You lie down with Roseanne Barr, you wake up with racism. On Tuesday afternoon,…
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“Disobedience,” Director Sebastián Lelio’s Follow-Up to “A Fantastic Woman,” Offers Another Powerful Take on Sexuality
MAY 22, 2018 Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio has had quite a year. In March, he won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film for “A Fantastic Woman,” a…
The Notorious “RBG” Gets Her Own Hit Documentary
MAY 17, 2018 The national box office returns got severely shaken up this weekend. It seems that a small documentary smashed into the national Top 10, just behind “Black…
Charlize Theron Is in Top Form in Jason Reitman’s Tender “Tully”
MAY 16, 2018 Foremost among the many wonderful things about Jason Reitman’s new film “Tully” is Charlize Theron. A character actress at heart stuck in the body of a…
“Infinity War” Has a Story to Tell, but the Avengers Keep Getting in the Way
MAY 3, 2018 Among the many things that “Avengers: Infinity War” needs is a traffic cop. Good Lord, the parade of Marvel Comics characters that pass by in this…
The Washington Press Corps is Shocked, Shocked! That a Comic Would Be Disrespectful to the White House — Seriously?
APRIL 30, 2018 Photo: Getty I’m sorry, but I’ve got a bug up my ass. It happens every year after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington. It’s an…
Though a Bit Tone-Deaf at Times, Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” Is Still a Visual Stunner
APRIL 25, 2018 If you had asked me early in the year what would be the most controversial movie of the spring, I would have hands down said “Chappaquiddick,”…
Showtime’s “The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth” May Be the Most Topical Series Out There Right Now
APRIL 20, 2018 Showtime’s “The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth” (and I’m not typing that full title again) is a documentary series that films during the…
Less Is More, and in the Case of John Krasinski’s Brilliant “A Quiet Place,” It’s Much More
APRIL 17, 2018 “A Quiet Place” scared the bejesus out of me. I’m usually not a sucker for movies that go “Boo!” and expect me to be scared, but…
“The Death of Stalin” Might Have a Boring Title, But It’s the Most Scathing Comedy of the Year
APRIL 11, 2018 “The Death of Stalin” sounds like a boring documentary that the History Channel would run on a rainy Sunday afternoon. What it doesn’t sound like is…
