"“I Don’t Make Jokes; I Make Warriors”"
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An engraving of Lord Byron, after the 1813 portrait by Richard Westall. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
TWO HUNDRED YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH on April 19, 1824 at the age of 36, Lord...
On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) asked if Jerry Seinfeld was right about the state of comedy. (You can read his full...
StarringIdris Elba, Adam PallyCreatorsJohn Whittington and Toby AscherRatingTV-PGGenreAction, Advenutre, ComedyRelease dateApril 26, 2024Where to watchParamount+
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"Victory Is Won in the Hard Miles"
Content: -3 Excessive sex, violence, immorality, and/or worldview problems. (Sometimes excessive content such as violence is in otherwise redemptive movies.)
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Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” is a tawdry, repetitive, sports-driven relationship drama elevated and almost saved entirely by robust filmmaking.
Take it either as “Bull Durham” (1988) but...
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I’m going to step away from Hollywood for a minute to look at a different segment of the entertainment industry: publishing.
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Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O’Connor in Challengers. (Courtesy Amazon MGM Studios)
THE THING ABOUT TENNIS is that it’s a mental game more than a physical game. Yes, physicality matters; no,...
Salman Rushdie’s 2015 novel, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, saw the Indian-born British American author take on the role of Scheherazade by spinning numerous fabulous tales and...
This is kind of a tough one to review, because I feel like under ideal circumstances—those being high as sh*t in a dorm or frat room or three IPAs deep in an Alamo Drafthouse with a similarly situated...
Every once in a while you will hear someone argue that the United States needs to do a better job of subsidizing filmmakers, that we need programs like those in European countries to spur a wider array...
"Unsung No Longer"
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The Smallbone family has a story tailor-made for the big screen. Scratch that. It’s almost too remarkable to fit on any screen.
The Australian clan came to America with little more than a dream to...
"Reimagining a Classic Hero"
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On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) discussed whether or not the stars of The Blair Witch Project should get back-residuals...
Actress Candace Cameron Bure said she and her family left Los Angeles, California, due to safety concerns, citing “quite a few problems” that they had in the past.
The Great American Family actress...
"Confronting Issues of Faith, Duty and Moral Responsibility"
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Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, joins the show today to discuss defeating socialism in South America. It’s CHAZ 2.0 at Columbia University in New York City,...
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