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The 1940s Comedy That Knew Law and Justice Aren’t the Same

November 10, 2026

Cary Grant, Ronald Colman, a fugitive labor activist, and an unconventional love triangle: 80 years later, “The Talk of the Town” has a lot to offer.

by Ciara Moloney

Our Times Make “Idiocracy” Look Like Utopia

October 19, 2026

The problem with our era is not the stupidity, but the sadism.

by Nathan J. Robinson

Ben Shapiro’s New Movie Is Both Comically Dumb and Horrifyingly Racist

September 29, 2026

The Daily Wire’s latest film lets its enemies do its dirty work, as a cartoonish group of Muslim terrorists take over a university to brutalize all the gay, liberal activists.

by Emily Topping

“Coyote vs. Acme” Takes a Cartoon Mallet to Corporate Monopolies

September 20, 2026

The film Warner Bros. tried to bury is back, with a sharp satire of companies exactly like the ones consolidating power in Hollywood.

by Ciara Moloney

The Classic Revolutionary Film America Suppressed

September 08, 2026

You won’t find “The Spook Who Sat By the Door” on major streaming platforms, but more than 50 years after its release, it’s still relevant.

by Matthew Hatchett

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” as Meta-Meta-Slasher

September 06, 2026

Jane Schoenbrun’s new homage to schlock horror films of the 1980s asks viewers to stop over-analyzing things for a change.

by RS Benedict

Mel Brooks, Antifascist Filmmaker

August 02, 2026

Now 100 years old, the legendary comedy director has lampooned and skewered racists, and his work holds up better than most “politically incorrect” humor.

by Ciara Moloney

“Dogme 95” Changed the Way We Look at Movies

July 13, 2026

Shot with handheld cameras and no lighting, music, or special effects, “Dogme” films are the exact opposite of today’s blockbusters. That’s what makes them great.

by Ciara Moloney

Articles in Film & Television

The 1940s Comedy That Knew Law and Justice Aren’t the Same

Our Times Make “Idiocracy” Look Like Utopia

Ben Shapiro’s New Movie Is Both Comically Dumb and Horrifyingly Racist

“Coyote vs. Acme” Takes a Cartoon Mallet to Corporate Monopolies

The Classic Revolutionary Film America Suppressed

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” as Meta-Meta-Slasher

Mel Brooks, Antifascist Filmmaker

“Dogme 95” Changed the Way We Look at Movies

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