It's not exactly a golden time for political satire, especially at the movies, but this month marks the 20th anniversary of 'Dick', a beautifully sharp satire of the Watergate scandal.
The 1990s were a time when a lot of filmmakers made movies that were meant to function as manifestos on the political climate of the day, and probably the weirdest one was 'Bulworth.'
Have we become too complacent to investigate the repercussions that our indifference (or willful ignorance) has on our modern liberties?
One major difference between 'The Handmaid’s Tale' and its progeny involves the nature of the plot and tone. If 'The Handmaid’s Tale' was a warning, 'The Testaments' is a call to revolution.
The 1990s were a big decade for Hollywood studio-produced political comedies and satires, and the high-concept story of 'Dave' was certainly one of the most heartwarming.
Most critics would argue that all films are political to a certain extent, and here's 5 great political satires that weren't afraid to admit their intentions
While the film would appear to fit in with Sanders' beliefs about the greedy financial industry, its depiction of debauchery and drug usage is quite at odds with his personal aesthetic.
Politics crossed paths with 'The Godfather' films again this week, not for the first time in the Trump era, and probably not the last either.
Due to the proliferation of streaming services, and also the pandemic pushing a whole new class of movies to video on demand channels, there's been a sudden glut of documentaries in the late summer and early fall.
Radical Mexican performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña provides his unique perspective on borders, Trump, hope, and the role of the artist.
'X' has deep roots tied to the '70s when films like 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' encapsulated America’s ideological duality; a duality that's reared it's blood soaked head once again, making it a perfect time for the return of the slasher and its much deeper themes.
When the ban on Henry Miller's 'Tropic of Cancer' was ended in 1964 it was hailed as a victory against censorship. How would progressives view his "obscene" work today?
Give Tim Robbins' film 'Bob Roberts' this, three decades after its release: they walked so Dr. Mehmet Oz could run.
This 2005 documentary about presidential hopeful, Cory Booker, is a fascinating portrait of bare-knuckle, East Coast urban politics. But the 80-minute film also deals with a lot of issues that are still resonant in politics, and are likely to remain so in the 2020 election.
The six-part series, which wrapped up last month, is one of the works of fiction that has best grappled with the Trump era. Its modern-day echoes really hit home.
'Primary Colors' occupies a strange place in the canon of American movies about politics. An unfortunate flop that was released right in the middle of the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal.
30 years ago, Oliver Stone delivered 'JFK', one of the best edited movies in history, that on the one hand is almost wholly untrue while on the other hand hugely entertaining.
The infamous Watergate scandal led to quite a few movies, including many documentaries, but there are five feature films that really stand above the rest in terms of how they told the story.
It would be much simpler and things would line up far neater if everyone publicly accused of sexual harassment or misconduct was someone we hated or distrusted in the first place. This is the argument Bill Maher seems to be taking with his friend, Al Franken...and it's wrong.
In 1972, journalist Hunter S. Thompson provided characteristically unique insight into why the Democrats lost the election against Nixon. In 2016, we learned that the DNC didn't learn from their past mistakes.
In this increasingly polarizing society we find ourselves in, the words of George Carlin stand out even more.
Described as a classic dystopian faith-based YA gun rights movie. 'The Reliant' will have a one-night-only Fathom Events release, on October 24.
Let's examine the Jussie Smollett situation and place the bulk of the blame where it properly belongs...
It's a common occurrence these days for film critics to find themselves at odds with vocal fans of a given movie, but the sparring that's been happening around Adam McKay's star-studded latest film, 'Don't Look Up', has felt notably different.