What the Hell Is Going On at MSNBC?
MAY 23, 2017 Photo: AP If you’re a fan of MSNBC’s prime-time line-up, circle June 4 on your calendar, because that’s the date where that line-up as we know…
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“Snatched” — Goldie Hawn Came Out of Retirement for This?
MAY 18, 2017 On paper, “Snatched” must have looked like a home run. First, there’s Amy Schumer, the Emmy-winning comic actress who is coming off her hugely successful 2015…
Today’s Trump Bombshell — Justice Dept. Appoints Special Counsel to Probe Trump’s Links to Russia. Here We Go!
MAY 17, 2017 Photo: Getty What an intense and remarkable ten days that we have just experienced. Those of us of a certain age may remember the days leading…
“Their Finest” — Propaganda Moviemaking Has Never Been More Fun, But At What Cost?
MAY 15, 2017 It’s called “The Slop.” That’s not a judgment on Lone Sherfig’s entertaining new movie “Their Finest,” but it is instead a pivotal plot point in her…
The Comey Firing — When Did “America First” Become “Trump First”?
MAY 10, 2017 Photo: Getty “America first!” You remember that applause line that then-candidate Donald Trump regularly used on the campaign trail to gin up his audiences? He’s been…
Is “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” As Good or Better Than the First One? Well, Yes and No
MAY 9, 2017 Groot is back. The summer movie season officially kicked off over the weekend with the much-anticipated sequel to the surprise 2014 hit, “Guardians of the Galaxy.” …
There Are Actually Two Women in This Photo of Gloating GOP Congressmen. Can You Find Them?
MAY 8, 2017 Photo: Getty In the wake of the Trumpcare bill passing the House, it was quite a weekend in the national’s capital. It all began last Thursday,…
Why Do Dictators Seem To Give Donald Trump a Chubby?
MAY 3, 2017 Photo: Reuters Why does cozying up to dictators seem to arouse Donald Trump so? Over the past week or so, President Trump has reached out to…
“The Great Comet of 1812” and “Hello, Dolly!” Lead A Wildly Diverse Set of Tony Award Nominations
MAY 2, 2017 Photo: Playbill Last year at this time, it was all “Hamilton,” “Hamilton,” “Hamilton” when the time came to announce the nominees for the 2016 Tony Awards.…
“The Lost City of Z” — A Brave Explorer Sails Into the Depths of the Amazon Jungle. But Why?
APRIL 26, 2017 One of the several movie genres that has blessedly disappeared from the nation’s theater screens is the jungle movie. By that, I don’t mean “Apocalypse Now”…
