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Aaron Sorkin is one of Hollywood’s most gifted scribes. The mind behind “The West Wing,” “A Few Good Men” and, more recently, “Being the Ricardos” writes smart, snappy banter that makes even mediocre moments pop.…
Chris Isaak and Lyle Lovett couldn’t be more different at first glance. Isaak channels rockabilly beats and ’50s falsettos, capped by his penchant for spangles. Lovett may dress like he’s going to work at an…
A&E picked the perfect time to drop its new docuseries. “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution” explores how stand-up giants like Dick Gregory, Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx rocked the culture with their wit…
Normally, when you make a post-apocalyptic film, you don’t expect part of it to come true while you’re in the midst of post-production. My short film “Sundown Trail” showed me how that can happen. I…
Has enough time gone by that we can finally give Timothy Dalton his due at playing James Bond? While the Ian Fleming-created franchise, one of the longest running in cinema, is currently in a hibernation…
Chloe Okuno’s “Watcher” stars Maika Monroe as Julia, an American living with her boyfriend in Romania. While he’s at work, she looks out her window and notices the silhouette of a man watching her from…
Michael Moore is the most successful documentary filmmaker of the modern era. Fact checkers may howl over his tactics, but his films earn the kind of money narrative fare generate. Consider: “Fahrenheit 9/11” (2004) –…
Jon Stewart isn’t as perceptive as the average faux news anchor. The former “Daily Show” star helped inform Millennials during his celebrated Comedy Central run. Audiences assumed Stewart’s news was the real deal, according to…
Reports of the theatrical experience’s death are greatly exaggerated. We’ve seen several blockbusters in recent months, from “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” to “The Batman,” following the pandemic lockdowns. In between, non-franchise adventures…
George Carlin’s progressive bona fides are no secret, but he never went the full Colbert. The late comedian hammered the Religious Right, President Ronald Reagan and more GOP targets throughout his celebrated career. He also…