“Shut That Crap Off!” — Bette Midler Takes Control in an Otherwise Meh Tony Awards
JUNE 12, 2017 Photo: CBS It was quite an innovative year on Broadway, but you’d never know from Sunday night’s telecast of the “71st Annual Tony Awards” on CBS.…
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It’s Comey Time!
JUNE 8, 2017 It was showtime on Thursday morning as the Senate Intelligence Committee met to question former FBI Director James Comey about the FBI’s investigation of possible ties…
Hey, Democrats…Wake Up!
JUNE 6, 2017 It’s Comey Week in the national’s capital, as Americans pop their corn in anticipation of Thursday’s testimony of fired FBI director James Comey before the Senate…
“Baywatch” — As Empty As the TV Show, But At Least There’s Dwayne Johnson
MAY 31, 2017 I blame it all on “21 Jump Street.” No, not the Johnny Depp TV series from the late 1980s whose story-lines were always reliably made from…
“Alien: Covenant” Suggests That There May Be a Little Hope Left For a Faltering Franchise
MAY 30, 2017 I had been in New York for a few years when the company I worked for closed early for the day, and I rushed over to…
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…
“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…
