2023-05-29 14:08
Horror movies love to torture influencers, and a tiny part of us grins along the way.
No, we don’t want social media maestros to be hurt, or worse, but it’s oddly cathartic to se… Read More
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2023-05-28 18:49
Few stars worked harder to promote their new film than Sebastian Maniscalco.
The 50-year-old comedian showed up everywhere to promote “About My Father,” from major TV platforms t… Read More
2023-05-28 15:02
Not every corner of Stephen King’s legendary mind is worth exploring.
“The Boogeyman,” based on a King short story, plays out like most horror films of the modern era.
Ligh… Read More
2023-05-27 16:31
Some movies capture a subject so perfectly you wonder why filmmakers bother telling a similar tale.
Every shark film made after “Jaws” must live up to its legend. Good luck with… Read More
2023-05-26 13:48
Tom Hanks is the closest thing Hollywood has to Jimmy Stewart.
The 66-year Oscar winner brings a Stewart-esque vibe to some, not all, of his work. He’s the Everyman facing insurmountab… Read More
2023-05-25 18:09
George Carlin is considered one of the greatest comedians of all time, and rightly so.
His movie resume, alas, never matched his stand-up excellence.
It’s not a given that a comic can… Read More
2023-05-25 13:55
Adam Carolla insists he hasn’t changed with the times.
The comedian and podcaster will cue up audio from his early broadcasting days that show his cultural message remains the same the… Read More
2023-05-25 04:33
Sebastian Maniscalco is a reluctant culture warrior.
The comedy superstar doesn’t deliver lectures from his stand-up pulpit. He’s there to make audiences laugh, and he does so wi… Read More
2023-05-24 16:12
“When the Mob Came” gives a brief, but vital history lesson mid-film.
The Cultural Revolution, the 10-year period in which Chinese youth helped remove the “Four Olds”… Read More
2023-05-23 20:31
Some scandals arrive with names pre-packaged for our approval.
Take Watergate, the burglary that morphed into President Richard Nixon’s career-ending nightmare. Not only was the D.C. h… Read More
2023-05-23 15:15
There’s never a second in “The Wrath of Becky” when our anti-heroine appears to be in danger.
That’s a problem for a B-movie, especially one brimming with blood and c… Read More
2023-05-22 20:03
Some movies deliver enough ROI to merit sequels despite modest results.
The 2020 film “Becky” became a pandemic “hit,” for example, sparking a 2023 sequel dubbed &ldq&hell…Read More
2023-05-22 17:07
Printing money comes too easily for Team Disney.
The studio keeps cranking out live-action versions of its beloved films, and each new production earns serious coin for the mega studio.
Will… Read More
2023-05-21 14:39
Any art made before May 21, 2023 can be considered problematic to the woke Left.
Even movies made a mere four years ago aren’t immune from the Woke Police.
It’s exhausting, of co… Read More
2023-05-20 21:33
Phil Collins isn’t the only beloved musician still waiting for his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame invite.
Classic rockers like Jethro Tull, Warren Zevon, B-52s, Billy Idol, The Replaceme… Read More
2023-05-19 15:07
Social media hasn’t been kind to “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” despite no one having seen the fifth film in the franchise.
It’s woke, users cried, citing ea… Read More
2023-05-18 16:07
Celebrities take a break from shooting political videos between election cycles.
Come 2024, though, we’ll likely see more clips telling us how to vote, and why.
Consider the following… Read More
2023-05-17 18:59
Ellen DeGeneres stood atop Hollywood until she made the mistake of being kind to a Republican.
The “Ellen” host’s friendly exchange with former President George W. Bush got… Read More
2023-05-17 16:40
Hollywood writers are on strike, partly, over fears A.I. might replace them.
Even an ’80s-era Commodore 64 could write dialogue better than what’s heard in “Fast X.”… Read More
2023-05-16 21:15
Joe Rogan initially thought BudLightGate was a Nothingburger with fries.
Trans TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney’s Bud Light connection sent the company’s market value crashing by $5 bi… Read More
2023-05-16 15:41
The Twitter Files showed how corrupt the platform operated under the old regime.
Unorthodox thinkers, often correct on hot-button issues, got silenced in favor of approved narratives.
Fair-m… Read More
2023-05-15 15:33
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” seemed like a surefire hit.
The film, based on author Judy Blume’s beloved 1970s yarn, follows a confused girl navigating a new… Read More
2023-05-15 03:41
Why does every late-night host not named Gutfeld ignore President Joe Biden?
It’s not for lack of material.
The stumbling, bumbling Commander in Chief is a gift to comedy satirists. He… Read More
2023-05-14 16:49
Jamie Foxx is recovering nicely from a month-old illness that required hospitalization.
Or is he?
We live in conspiratorial times, made worse by a corrupt press and the ability of half-truth… Read More
2023-05-13 18:48
Where have all the big-screen comedies gone?
Joe Rogan asked that question last year, and he came up with part of the answer.
“There’s a weird thing that happens when you’r… Read More
2023-05-13 15:48
Try to find a more woke celebrity than “Harry Potter” alum Emma Watson.
Good luck.
The woman who became a superstar thanks to J.K. Rowling’s imagination rigorously displays… Read More
2023-05-12 19:50
If Sylvester Stallone agreed to star in a TV show back in the ‘80s we’d all say the same thing.
It’s a shame Rocky Balboa’s career cratered just when he appeared at t… Read More
2023-05-12 14:22
Angel Studios has bad news for Hollywood, Inc. It’s just getting started.
The upstart media company broke out in a big way with hits like “Dry Bar Comedy,” “The Tuttl… Read More
2023-05-12 01:10
“Carmen” takes its “ripped from the headlines” concept seriously.
The story, loosely tied to Prosper Mérimée’s novella of the same name, follows m… Read More
2023-05-11 16:11
Remember “Truth?”
No, not what the mainstream press covers up these days, but the 2015 movie starring Robert Redford as CBS News’ Dan Rather.
That film bombed at the box of… Read More
2023-05-10 15:52
Natalie Portman played a starring role in the creation of Time’s Up.
The group, forged in the wake of producer Harvey Weinstein’s downfall on sexual abuse allegations, vowed to p… Read More
2023-05-09 17:26
Young comics relocate to either New York or Los Angeles to get “serious” about their stand-up careers.
It’s one thing to “kill” in Pittsburgh, St. Louis or Detr… Read More
2023-05-09 15:27
Chances are Rob Schneider won’t appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” once the writers’ strike ends.
The “Saturday Night Live” alum is a poor fit for the ABC pro… Read More
2023-05-09 03:31
Which of the following movie quotes can get a film fan’s heart racing?
“I am Groot!”
“The game’s over, Dom … you lose.”
“Let’s go recru… Read More
2023-05-08 21:38
Celebrities excel at taking strong stands, often backed by their considerable coffers.
A growing number either can’t defend those positions, though or rarely get pressured on the issue… Read More
2023-05-08 18:37
The most revealing question asked in “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” temporarily stumps its star.
Fox has been publicly fighting Parkinson’s disease since the late 1990s, b… Read More
2023-05-07 13:19
Joe Alves’ “Jaws 3-D” arrived a year after the shockingly successful “Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3-D,” which led a fleet of 3-D B-movies that kept the format ali… Read More
2023-05-06 14:19
Howard Stern spent the first two-thirds of his career generating the worst press possible.
The radio shock jock was rude, crude and unrelenting. That attitude changed the face of radio and m… Read More
2023-05-05 22:59
Many stars likely oppose the Oscars’ new diversity rules. They’re just afraid to say so aloud.
Actors know the professional blowback could be considerable for sharing that o… Read More
2023-05-05 16:22
Numbers don’t lie, and they often confirm our worst suspicions.
Take big-screen comedies. When was the last gut-busting feature that rocked the box office in the “Step Brothers… Read More
2023-05-04 16:18
Willie Nelson got an odd gift for his 90th birthday.
The country music legend learned he finally made the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame cut.
Huh?
Is there any sane argument against the singer… Read More
2023-05-04 01:10
Roy Wood Jr. got the biggest gig of his career over the weekend.
The comic actor (a standout in “Confess, Fletch“) and “Daily Show” contributor served up the yuks at… Read More
2023-05-03 20:52
Few films are surefire box office bets these days, with some notable exceptions.
If James Cameron is behind the camera, studios can all but count the cash. The same goes for “Scream&rd&hell…Read More
2023-05-03 16:37
When will Hollywood learn an old saw that grows more accurate with time.
More is less.
Or, in the case of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” much less.
Storyteller James… Read More
2023-05-02 14:51
There’s a certain joy in watching classic “Tonight Show” episodes today.
Sure, some of Johnny Carson’s guests died years ago, but seeing them in the prime of their ca… Read More
2023-05-02 13:03
Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid” demonstrates for three hours that, while Joaquin Phoenix’s title character is extremely fearful (among many other things), Aster himself… Read More
2023-05-02 03:54
The late-night gravy train may be coming to an end.
We’ve recently seen key players exit stage far Left.
Samantha Bee
Desus & Mero
Trevor Noah
Conan O’Brien
James Corden
Now… Read More
2023-05-01 17:35
Every movie, save perhaps those directed by James Cameron, is a risk for the respective investors.
Screenwriter William Goldman famously said, “Nobody knows anything” when it com… Read More
2023-05-01 14:15
Dee Snider doesn’t fit into any neat political boxes.
He rails against GOP hero Gov. Ron DeSantis and has spent decades defending free speech. He couldn’t sustain his ’80s… Read More
2023-05-01 14:15
Dee Snider doesn’t fit into any neat political boxes.
He rails against GOP hero Gov. Ron DeSantis and has spent decades defending free speech. He couldn’t sustain his ’80s… Read More
2023-04-30 18:54
How hated was “Hudson Hawk” when it was released in 1991 beyond its dismal box office and a library’s worth of bad press?
A good indicator of just where Bruce Willis&r&hell…Read More
2023-04-29 23:24
Late-night hosts kiss up to their guests all the time. It’s in the job description.
That’s how you treat celebrity guests, one of the few elements today’s far-left hosts re… Read More
2023-04-29 15:46
Bassem Youssef nearly lost his life for telling the “wrong” jokes.
Youssef fled his native Egypt in 2014 after his “Daily Show”-style program cut too close to the tru… Read More
2023-04-28 23:21
Ilan Srulovicz admits he looks the part of a stereotypical Hollywood star.
The actor/filmmaker is half Iranian, covered in tattoos and grew up with a classically liberal mindset.
Looks… Read More
2023-04-28 14:50
Judy Blume bowed to the woke mob in under 24 hours recently, but she stood tall while bringing her best book to the screen.
The author supported and then dropped J.K. Rowling for the “… Read More
2023-04-27 21:37
Brad Silberling’s “City of Angels” (1998) is the American remake of Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire” (1987) and that is the biggest strike it against it.
Th… Read More
2023-04-27 16:46
It finally happened and not a moment too soon.
Conservatives and old-school liberals have been waiting, and waiting, for a Hollywood A-lister to defend free speech.
We’ve had comic leg… Read More
2023-04-26 18:51
Every shark movie made since 1975 exists in the shadow of “Jaws.”
No exceptions.
It may explain the crush of cartoonishly bad shark thrillers over the past 20 years. If you can&r&hell…Read More
2023-04-26 16:19
How many security guards does it take to stage a comedy show?
That’s not a joke, and it’s certainly not funny. Comedians increasingly risk their lives for trying to make us… Read More
2023-04-25 16:51
Hollywood went all-in on Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential election. And they’ll do it again in 2024.
That decision may come back to haunt the industry. In many ways, it already h… Read More
2023-04-25 15:50
James Cameron caught little heat for a shocking admission. He hearts eco-terrorism.
It’s one thing for the “Avatar” director to be so green he makes his cast and crew eat v… Read More
2023-04-24 21:12
Lee Cronin’s “Evil Dead Rise” begins seemingly a few miles down the road from that infamous cabin in the woods, where the original onslaught of explosive gore, decapitation… Read More
2023-04-24 18:40
“Attack of the Doc!” opens with a critical note.
The documentary is “by the fans for the fans,” and that includes writer/director Chris Gore.
The Film Threat founder… Read More
2023-04-24 13:15
Tim Robbins believed both the press and government’s narratives about the COVID-19 pandemic.
And then, slowly, he opened his eyes.
The “Bull Durham” actor noticed reality d… Read More
2023-04-23 14:32
Richard Dreyfuss is everything conservatives crave in a movie star.
The 75-year-old Oscar winner has talent to burn, for starters. His resume teems with iconic films like “Jaws,”… Read More
2023-04-22 20:27
Remember when “Saturday Night Live” made us laugh and, on occasion, wince?
Need a refresher course?
Dan Aykroyd bleeding all over the kitchen as a nicked-up Julia Child
Richard P… Read More
2023-04-22 14:58
Alex Proyas’ “Dark City” feels like a warmup for some of the greatest existentialist thrillers to come.
Proyas’ 1998 film quickly became a cult favorite after a faile… Read More
2023-04-21 17:06
There’s a reason why Tom Hanks and Viola Davis drop by Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” set.
The stars are hawking a product, be it a new film or streaming series.
It&rs&hell…Read More
2023-04-21 15:36
Movie marketers flirt with disaster by citing classic films in their material.
The team behind “To Catch a Killer” summons the spirit of Clarice Starling, immortalized by Jodie F… Read More
2023-04-20 18:30
Steven Crowder said he went public with his Daily Wire contract dispute for a vital reason.
The web site’s initial contract to Crowder, valued at $50 million for four years, said he&rs&hell…Read More
2023-04-20 16:15
Movies set in the art world focus on ego, power struggles and, of course, cash. Lots of it.
What about the lesser-known art circles, populated by souls driven to create for more noble reason… Read More
2023-04-19 19:45
It’s the story the media doesn’t want to cover.
On March 2, Daily Wire personality Candace Owens’s 2022 documentary “The Greatest Lie Ever Sold” was set to scre… Read More
2023-04-19 16:33
Jimmy Kimmel may never stop apologizing for making bikini models bounce on trampolines.
That bit became part of “The Man Show” lore, and something no modern program would attempt… Read More
2023-04-18 16:19
Filmmakers are getting better at exploring the fallout from personal trauma.
What happens when you experience pain and suffering on a scale beyond the average incident? The fallout neve… Read More
2023-04-18 13:39
Few modern filmmakers grasp Hollywood better than Joe Russo.
He co-directed multiple Marvel movies with brother Anthony, including the final “Avengers” films that capped the MCU… Read More
2023-04-17 15:19
Few artists share a multi-generational fan base quite like Judy Blume.
Blume’s signature works, including ‘Freckle Juice,” “Superfudge” and “Are You There… Read More
2023-04-17 06:49
Brian De Palma’s “Snake Eyes” stars Nicolas Cage as the brash, corrupt Detective Rick Santoro, who attends a high-profile boxing match in Atlantic City.
While a massive sto… Read More
2023-04-16 15:29
For decades, conservatism has been hindered by a major personality flaw: its sense of humor. Or rather its lack thereof.
Humor is a powerful weapon for telling stories and mocking one’… Read More
2023-04-15 20:06
Rapper Tom MacDonald gets a lot of love from conservatives.
Why?
He’s not an avowed Republican, nor does he smite President Joe Biden at every turn. And the rapper doesn’t wear a… Read More
2023-04-15 16:08
Keith Gordon’s “The Chocolate War” (1988) marked an impressive directorial debut, in which the character actor-turned-filmmaker ambitiously took on Robert Cormier’s e… Read More
2023-04-14 20:24
It took a single paragraph from Steve Deace’s “Nefarious” books to trigger a faith-based horror film.
Directors Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon said a colleague read that… Read More
2023-04-14 18:08
“The Dead Pool” (1988) is among the wildest, most interesting of Clint Eastwood’s late 80’s action movies.
It’s not just because it presented (as of this writin… Read More
2023-04-13 23:42
Fans rally behind Joe Rogan for many reasons, but one may matter most of all
The Spotify podcaster isn’t beholden to the Left … or the Right. That’s increasingly rare thes… Read More
2023-04-13 03:43
Any project tied to British author J.K. Rowling inspires fury from a small but vocal minority.
We saw that anew with “Hogwarts Academy,” the video game sensation spawned from Row… Read More
2023-04-12 20:55
Steve Deace isn’t the only conservative railing against Hollywood for its relentlessly progressive messaging.
Hardly.
The Blaze TV star is in good company, but while his peers weigh in… Read More
2023-04-12 16:03
Nicolas Cage is known for chewing a little scenery here and there.
OK, make that, “a lot” of scenery.
“Mandy.” “Vampire’s Kiss.” “Raising… Read More
2023-04-11 21:21
Tyler Fischer is back, and so are the dozens of personalities he brings with him.
Dr. Jordan Peterson
Owen Wilson
President Joe Biden
Ben Shapiro
Dylan Mulvaney
And many more.
The comic acto… Read More
2023-04-11 15:55
The Disney brand is synonymous with animation.
From “Steamboat Willie” to “Frozen,” the Mouse House ruled the animated arts for decades. The Disney aesthetic helped m… Read More
2023-04-10 21:02
Remember rambunctious cable channels where anything went (and often did)?
The team behind “Attack of the Doc!” does.
The documentary recalls the heady days of G4TV, the cable cha… Read More
2023-04-10 17:26
The MeToo revolution promised to change Hollywood … and the culture … for good.
No longer could abusive men run wild without facing serious consequences. Producer Harvey Weinst… Read More
2023-04-08 22:19
Artists speak out against the woke mind virus in two distinct circumstances.
Some realize its toxic effect on the creative process and lash out accordingly. Think Bill Maher, Russell Brand a… Read More
2023-04-08 21:37
Sonny Vaccaro’s gut screamed for him to do whatever it took to sign Michael Jordan.
Sound like a no-brainer for the Nike executive? This was before Jordan stepped one foot onto an NBA… Read More
2023-04-07 16:34
Late-night TV changed forever on April 5, 2021.
Greg Gutfeld brought the free spirit he summoned on Fox News’ “Red Eye” to the format, shaking up the game in the process.
I… Read More
2023-04-07 00:47
Many Americans went along with the government’s pandemic restrictions only to later question their utility.
Do the vaccines work as promised? Are masks an effective way to protect ones… Read More
2023-04-06 18:29
Faith-based films have more on their mind than entertainment, and that’s often where the trouble begins.
A Christian message, like a progressive lecture amidst an otherwise generic sto… Read More
2023-04-05 17:26
We just got our second official look at the most intriguing movie of the summer.
“Barbie,” based on the Mattel doll franchise, stars Margot Robbie as the beloved figurine sprung… Read More
2023-04-05 16:30
Filmmakers are finally taking video games seriously.
For years fans gritted their teeth through tepid adaptations like “Super Mario Bros.” (1993), “House of the Dead”… Read More
2023-04-05 02:32
Bob Ross deserves better.
The chipper artist known for his bushy ‘do and “happy trees” is the clear inspiration for “Paint.” The Owen Wilson comedy finds the st… Read More
2023-04-04 20:18
Sports may be our last remaining meritocracy, much to ESPN’s chagrin.
Can you throw a 98-miles-an-hour fastball? Sign here, kid, no matter your race, color or national origin.
It&rsquo&hell…Read More
2023-04-04 15:48
No one has faced a more relentless Cancel Culture assault than J.K. Rowling.
The mind behind the “Harry Potter” franchise went from a literary icon to Public Enemy No. 1 to the L… Read More
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