The hilarious debut film feature from Vera Drew, The People’s Joker, packs a lot into its 92-minute runtime—action, animation, DC comic parody deep cuts, some truly vicious and necessary jabs at some of SNL’s current stars, and a healthy scattering of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it asides. There's been a lot of hype surrounding the pop culture parody coming of age film, but it's entirely warranted. by Robert Ham The democratization of...
After a conservative majority of the Arizona Supreme Court ruled April 9 to uphold an antiquated near-total abortion ban from 1864, the shockwaves on both sides of the political aisle were immediate and obvious. Democrats decried the court’s decision, vowing to redouble efforts to pass an amendment to the state’s constitution. If passed, the Arizona Abortion Access Act would effectively negate the court’s ruling and guarantee abortion access to all Arizona citizens. Republicans faced a far...
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Thursday’s episode of Ghosts. Woodstone Mansion was in for quite the surprise on this week’s episode of Ghosts. The penultimate episode didn’t disappoint, revealing yet another ghost’s powers. It looks like Pete (Richie Moriarty) isn’t stuck on the property after all. Unlike everyone else, he isn’t bound by […]
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday slammed South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) over a passage in her new book about shooting her family dog. In a statement first shared with The Hill,
In her third studio album, “Older,” American singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine expertly crafted a hauntingly raw collection of 14 songs — each describing the passage of time, uncertainty and, as per the title, the reality of growing up. McAlpine brilliantly voices the struggles of young people placing undue pressure on themselves to have life all figured This story Review: Lizzy McAlpine’s ‘Older’ is an ode to coming-of-age stories appeared first on Washington Square News.
Shyam Benegal’s ‘Manthan’, about the Amul dairy co-operative movement, has undergone a new restoration by Film Heritage Foundation.
The fascinating, strange and sometimes hilarious insect world awakens in spring outside our doorsCast your vote for the UK invertebrate of the year I never expected a later-life love affair. But a few years ago, I was commissioned to write a book on garden insects and the earth moved. All of a sudden, I realised that my garden wasn’t just full of six-legged aliens, but characters, all with stories to tell, some of which were often bizarre and others hilarious. A few metres from my backdoor a...
Simon Vaughan and Damian Keogh, co-founders of The Story Collective, are opening a new film and television studio complex in London. Built on the site of a 22-acre riverside brewery in Mortlake, south
I fear we are forgetting lessons from that terrible historyI don’t usually talk about my great-uncle Walter. Gen Walter Warlimont, as my grandfather’s brother was formally known, was head of the national defence department in the high command of the Wehrmacht, the armed forces of Nazi Germany. Only two people were between him and the Führer in the chain of command. Walter worked so closely with Hitler that the failed assassination attempt in July 1944 injured his arm. The orders he signed...
Perhaps coincidentally, perhaps tellingly, Scoot McNairy has been in two of the best movies of Ben Affleck’s career — David Fincher’s Gone Girl and the Best Picture-winning Argo, which Affleck directed, therefore meaning he had a direct hand in hiring McNairy. After McNairy featured in Argo‘s ensemble cast alongside Affleck, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, and more in 2012, McNairy […]
With her husband on trial over hush-money payments – and desperate for cash – the ex-first lady isn’t worried about opticsIf your husband was a legally adjudicated sexual predator who cheated on you with an adult film star shortly after you gave birth to his son, and then allegedly paid her hush money to cover it up in an attempt to illegally influence the 2016 election, and then went on trial for those hush-money payments, while also facing a litany of other criminal charges, what do you think...
BILLIONAIRE philanthropist Julia Rausing has died aged 63. She passed away peacefully on Thursday morning surrounded by her family following an “extended illness”. Julia was the wife of