Ricky Gervais’ ‘Armageddon’ Drops Atom Bomb on Woke Nation
Ricky Gervais mulls the end of humanity in his Netflix special “Armageddon.”
Pandemics. Nuclear war. Climate Change. It all could happen someday, he argues.
The British comic’s material hopes to extinguish a more current threat to Western civilization.
Woke.
Gervais’s “Armageddon” skewers what Elon Musk dubbed the “woke mind virus” over and again. Each...
Woke ‘Grease’ Prequel Canceled, Erased from Paramount+
Get woke, go broke has a new Hollywood twist
The industry is not just canceling hard-Left programs like “Willow,” the Disney+ series that bombed after a single season. They’re being erased from platforms entirely.
Gone … as if they never existed.
The proposed “Batgirl” film, reported to be similarly woke, also got shelved before it could even grace then-HBO...
Progressive ‘Little Mermaid’ Not Woke Enough
Disney did what Disney does in 2023 when it came time for a new “Little Mermaid” film.
The mega studio turned the saga’s white heroine into a black one, impressively portrayed by actress Halle Bailey. Some of the original film’s lyrics got the boot, presumably because they didn’t align perfectly with modern mores.
And, in a critical sequence not to be spoiled here, Ariel...
Money Trumps Woke: HBO Max Eyes ‘Harry Potter’ Series
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 Left when she deviated from the trans community’s playbook in 2020.
And, since the Left includes academia, the mainstream media, corporations and Hollywood, that means Rowling has been under constant attack...
VARIETY: Woke Festivals Punish ‘Problematic’ Films
The Hollywood press is as relentlessly biased against conservatives as NPR, The New York Times and similar outlets.
It’s worse than that, though.
Entertainment reporters have either stood on the sidelines as the woke revolution swept through Hollywood or actively cheered on free speech suppression. Just consider how sites like TheWrap.com, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter frame speech-related...
Hollywood Reporter Runs Cover for Woke Disney
The Hollywood press does more than cover the entertainment industry.
It covers up narratives that don’t align with their progressive views. And the evidence is too obvious to ignore.
Some recent examples?
Actor Kirk Cameron’s fight to read his kid-friendly book in libraries nationwide got little to no coverage in Variety, Deadline or The Hollywood Reporter. The same outlets looked the other...
NY Times: Hollywood Is Having Second Thoughts About Going Woke
The fall of mega-producer Harvey Weinstein did more than usher in Hollywood’s #MeToo era.
The industry embraced a woke revolution catering to the far-Left’s demands regarding diversity, equity and more.
Weinstein’s fate, and the 2020 death of George Floyd following an altercation with Minneapolis police, coaxed the industry to embrace hyper-diverse casting, censorship and Identity...
YouTube Stars Create Content Without Woke Lectures
There’s a broadening market for cultural criticism on streaming platforms like YouTube, Rumble and Odysee.
Fans outraged by the wokening of their favorite childhood properties like “Star Wars” (Disney) and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (Prime Video) are letting their voices be heard.
The further Hollywood producers drift from the source material, the less...
‘Prey’ Pushes Woke Aside for Genre Thrills
At last, a “Predator” spin-off that doesn’t make you re-watch the 1987 original to get the bad taste out of your mouth.
That doesn’t mean “Prey” tops the source material. Hardly. Director John McTiernan’s film has aged remarkably well, from its relentless pace to that glorious finale.
What “Prey” does is lean into the genre essentials. That, combined...
Woke Scolds Come After Jimmy Carr (Again) for 9/11 Joke
When did “too soon” become “never if we say so?”
The 2021 documentary “Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11” examined how comedians reacted to the September 11 terrorist attacks. It’s a fascinating look at culture, humor and how people respond to tragedy.
One key takeaway?
Comedy mattered more than ever after the attacks. It allowed people to heal, process the pain...