How movie execs are ruining comedies
Workaholics star Adam Devine says that studios regularly ask ‘Yeah but why should we make this movie now?’
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Friday
The new Rock Hudson doc shows the fun side of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed also presents a beautiful portrait of the gay man behind his straight character
Wednesday
Sound of Freedom goes where mainstream Hollywood doesn’t dare
It shares with Taken a belief that vulnerable, impressionable children should not be allowed out of their parents’ sight, for fear of the worst happening
Wednesday
Can James Gunn deliver a pro-American Superman?
David Corenswet has been cast as the iconic DC Comics hero, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane
With Flamin’ Hot, Hollywood again makes a hero of the businessman
Remember when Big Business was the bad guy?
Tuesday
Glamorous is prestige TV’s first post-woke show
While And Just Like That… is heavy-handed, a rival show teaches, but never preaches
Monday
Is Amber Heard staging a subtle comeback?
Exiling yourself to a new country for privacy can be an effective PR strategy
Wednesday
Is Kamala Harris the new Tina Turner?
The VP has published a tribute to the ‘Proud Mary’ singer in Rolling Stone
Sunday
The history of a Britney Spears masterpiece
Blackout laid the foundation for the EDM revolution, Lady Gaga’s self-referential debut album and the rest of the past fifteen years of pop
Taking in Good Night, Oscar and New York, New York
Good Night, Oscar takes us back to a time when, for better or worse, both foibles and felonies were targets for humor
What the Old Masters can teach us about contemporary life
In many of their most enduring images, the Old Masters did not shy away from asking ‘Why?’ in the face of suffering and trauma
The surreal life of Leonora Carrington
The artist and writer’s life is the story of the twentieth century in microcosm
Saturday
To honor Cormac McCarthy, release the Thornton Cut
Billy Bob Thornton still has his cut of All The Pretty Horses . It’s time the world got to see it
Thursday
The Flash and the downside of hype
This is not an isolated example of hype over achievement
Wednesday
Pat Sajak’s next big spin
He will likely focus his retirement on promoting Hillsdale College, where he’s board chairman
Tuesday
The Sign in Sidney Brunstein’s Window is never comfortable
The play deals with so many hot-button issues it is hard to keep up
Saturday
Georgia O’Keeffe wants you to take your time
The new exhibition at MoMA relies on viewers being willing to hone in on detail
Thursday
The expendable Expendables: how has Hollywood’s least essential franchise persisted?
It is unclear who the target audience of these desperately unnecessary films is
Wednesday
I’m a forty-year-old male Swiftie. No, I’m not ashamed
Taylor Swift is the finest tune crafter of the last generation — maybe even the last two
Monday
Can Armie Hammer stage a comeback?
The LA County DA’s office said he will not be charged with any crimes
