The Showtime docuseries about Roger Ailes is one of those shows that wouldn't work at all if it were fictional and not fact-based, because the lead character being that loathsome simply wouldn't be believable.
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.
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.
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.
We're back and talking about Kendrick Lamar becoming the first non-classical, non-jazz musician to win a Pulitzer prize for music, Meek Mill finally being released from prison and whether we'll get a Drake collab to capitalize on the moment, and give our expectations for Drake's recently announced next album, Scorpion. Then of course we talk about all of the madness surrounding twitter and Kanye West and his upcoming projects. Lastly, we breakdown J. Cole's latest album, KOD, whether it's his best album yet, and try to understand why he's such a polarizing yet wildly successful figure in hip-hop.
It's an election year, and if instead of watching the two party conventions this month you'd prefer a more cinematic view of politics, various streaming services and other platforms have launched a series of political documentaries throughout this summer.
In recent times, there's been a separate category of boycott that's become quite ubiquitous. It comes as part of the never-ending backlash against "wokeness," and while its been loud and numerous, it hasn't been very effective.
Less than seven weeks to election day, we've reached the "attribute fake rally music to your opponent" phase of the 2020 presidential campaign.
Even the most popular films that contend for Best Picture usually inspire at least some level of backlash, but 'Parasite' never did; that is, until it actually won...
The provocative Trump-Epstein statue “Best Friends Forever” is back on the National Mall after being removed for permit violations.
Between current political pressures and the overall economics of a dying medium, what does the future of late-night TV look like?
Art has a predictive power that can be astoundingly precise, and sometimes we ignore its forecasts to our own peril.
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.
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.
DiBiase, Hogan, and Andre the Giant: The Pro Wrestling Precedent for Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize
Last month Trump was given the Nobel Peace Prize and its a move that mirrors a wrestling storyline involving Ted DiBiase and Hulk Hogan.
Is Evolution Attempting to Correct Post-Modern Mistakes with this “Trump” Era?… Ken Wilber Thinks So
Philosopher and writer, Ken Wilber, poses a unique theory on how Trump became president and how this current era of politics came to be.
A limited series is in development based on 'A Higher Loyalty', the memoir by former FBI Director James Comey, and will feature Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson as the leads.
One is to be directed by Zach Heinzerling and Gabrielle Schonder, while another is in the works from the team behind the 'WeWork' Hulu documentary.
You may have heard, probably way more than you should have, about Sydney Sweeney's mother's 60th birthday party. It's as ridiculous as it sounds.
With the nation's theaters all closed, a lot of Americans have given thought to taking in a drive-in movie at some point, and someone else is thinking about how to utilize drive-in movie theaters: President Donald Trump.
I’ve got a feeling Kanye’s MAGA period will be looked upon by future music historians as a bizarre, brief interlude in a great artist’s career, but I'm floored by the outpouring of support from the conservative right. But the election of Donald Trump has caused social conservatives to accept a level of in-your-face vulgarity simply unimaginable as recently as a couple of years ago. Once they've taken that leap, having nice things to say about rappers isn't such a big ask.
There have been quite a few social-media freakouts in the last couple of years and this Vaughn/Trump one is yet another backlash to the backlash, in search of an original backlash.
It's practically inevitable that Hollywood will jump at the chance to exploit the tragedy of the January 6 insurrection to make a blockbuster movie, and there's some impulses that I hope they avoid...
On February 28, 2016, three years ago now, HBO's Last Week Tonight With John Oliver aired a segment that was especially prescient about the Trump era, and the many ways how mainstream comedy would try, and fail, to react to it.
