Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Melania Trump’s cinema of omission

The only sequence in Melania that threatens to expand into a watchable narrative with conflict and stakes appears suddenly through the morass of extended scenes of nothing happening. Former president Jimmy Carter has died, and Melania Trump, credited as star … Continue reading

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Kimmel suspension another stupid, cowardly Free Press failure, but I’m not worried

Last night, in another act of corporate cowardice in the late-night sector, ABC announced that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would be “pre-empted indefinitely” after FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened action against the company following on-air comments about right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk, … Continue reading

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Outrageous, cowardly Colbert firing a travesty for Free Speech, Press

CBS, weeks after parent company Paramount agreed to donate $16 million to the Trump presidential library to settle a nonsensical lawsuit it would easily have beaten had it fought, announced this week it would not renew the contract of leading … Continue reading

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‘Flower Moon,’ an unflinching portrait of guiltlessness

8/10 One of history’s greatest filmmakers is still going strong. Killers of the Flower Moon is everything you can expect from a Martin Scorsese picture – an emotionally driven, human look at a vital moment in history with spectacular performances, … Continue reading

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‘Sex is real:’ J.K. Rowling’s descent into hatred and the studio left in the lurch

All is not well. Over the past several years, J.K. Rowling, author of the widely beloved “Harry Potter” franchise that invented a literary genre and defined the childhood of a generation, has decided to spend her time, artistic ability and … Continue reading

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