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It’s one thing to read headlines about the pro-Palestinian protests raging across campuses nationwide. It’s another to watch a reporter attempt to share what’s happening on the ground. Cam Higby of Today Is America fame did…
Sundance is being courted by Nashville to host the Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027. In addition to Nashville, Media reports this week point to efforts by Santa Fe, New Mexico to become the host…
Actor Alan Ritchson is having a moment. It’s a rare and magical thing in Hollywood when a star’s docket brims with exciting new projects. The media, as if on cue, fawns over his or her…
Brad Skistimas, AKA Five Times August, is a musician growing a niche fan base with songs including “God Help Us All,” “I Will Not Be Leaving Quietly,” and “Silent War.” His latest release is “Ain’t…
Conservatives have little patience for modern Hollywood. They pine for the days of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, and they’ve had enough of Tinsel Town circa 2024. The progressive messaging The woke storytelling The forced…
Entertainment journalists love it when stars get political. Those stories generate clicks and traffic. The more emotionally charged the rhetoric, the better. Just Google “Robert De Niro, Donald Trump” and watch your computer screen light…
Director Martin Scorsese is no stranger to Cancel Culture. The Oscar winner felt its sting years before the term appeared in pop culture circles. His 1997 movie “Kundun,” detailing the life of the 14th Dalai…
Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ “Late Night with the Devil” presents itself as a documentary about a haunted episode of a 1977 talk show, which we see in full. Following a recap of how once-promising talk…
The Coen brothers aren’t renowned for their box office might. Their canon is adored for its quirky style, mature themes and Oscar-worthy sophistication. Still, some of their films have sold tickets in a big way.…
UC Berkeley, the former home of the ’60s free speech movement, now lets fascist mobs run wild on campus. The ACLU, once the go-to group against speech suppression, looks the other way when the Biden…
