“Zootopia” — Can a Kids’ Film Offer an Provocative Look at Racial Relationships? You Bet.
MARCH 18, 2016 It’s telling about the movies in 2016 that the most provocative movie about race in the last few months is a Disney animated film. Not since…
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Why President Obama’s Nomination of a 63 Year-Old White Man to the Supreme Court Was a Shrewd, Perhaps Brilliant Move
MARCH 17, 2016 President Obama had been warned. The day that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, his body was not even cold when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
Super Tuesday for Hillary, Sweeps All 5 Primaries; Trump the Victor in 4 of 5; Kasich Wins Ohio; Rubio Quits
MARCH 16, 2016 Photo: Getty Although President Obama hijacked the news cycle on Wednesday morning with his nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, don’t underestimate…
John Goodman Is Superb in the Twisty New Thriller “10 Cloverfield Lane” — Be Ready For Anything!
MARCH 15, 2016 Last week, respected Oscar blogger Kris Tapley threw a grenade into the 2017 awards discussion (already?) when he said that he just saw the year’s first…
The Spirit of Irwin Allen Disaster Flicks Lives On in Norway’s “The Wave”
MARCH 14, 2016 While almost everybody likes a disaster movie — c’mon, ‘fess up, you do too — I have a particular love for for a less widely-loved sub-genre:…
Levels of Violence at Trump Rallies Increase Alarmingly, and the Candidate Does Nothing But Encourage It
MARCH 12, 2016 Photo: POLITICO This is getting really scary. On Friday night, the organizers of a Donald Trump rally near the University of Illinois in Chicago called off…
Debate Round-Up — Democrats Keep Fighting on Wednesday, Republicans Are Civil (?!?!?!) On Thursday — What Gives?
MARCH 11, 2016 Photo: Getty Will this debate schedule never end? The past three days has brought us two separate debates from Miami in anticipation of the important Florida…
“Little Tuesday” — Sanders Pulls Off a Startling Upset in Michigan, Clinton Sweeps Mississippi; Trump Wins 3 States, Cruz Takes Idaho
MARCH 9, 2016 Photo: AP Momentum in this year’s race for the White House was turned on its head once again on Tuesday as GOP frontrunner Donald Trump regained…
A Fond Farewell to “Downton Abbey”
MARCH 8, 2016 “Dog’s ass!” This is what the hubby and I would yell out every Sunday night at 9pm for the past six years. In the first shot…
The Democratic Debate: Round 7 — The Poisoning of a City Takes Center Stage
MARCH 7, 2016 It was the most limited debate in subject matter, but it was one of the most revealing of the candidates. On Sunday night, the two remaining…
