Slicing Up the Medical Profession
How a prophetic black comedy condemned incompetence and bureaucracy in hospitals with the righteous ferocity of its successor, Network.
Film & TV
Downhill Shows That Movies Are Going Downhill
TV sit-com icons dish up a trendy tale of toxic masculinity and female superiority.
World War I Films in Review
An examination of two movies.
Skip Netflix’s Opioid Documentary, Read the Newspaper Version Instead
It's a compelling story that works better in print.
What Two Nominations for Best Picture Say About Film
Artistry depends more on storytelling than on technical skill.
Why Oscar Ratings Just Hit an All-Time Low
Viewers fled as the evening turned into a dismal unconscious-bias training seminar.
Parasite: Anti-Americanism Returns to the Oscars
The PC junk that wins thrills the finger-wagging Hollywood elite and their media allies.
Is Hamilton Overrated?
No other Broadway musical since West Side Story has produced such a widely known and universally beloved slate of songs.
Joaquin Phoenix Criticizes Cancel Culture in Oscars Acceptance Speech
"I think at times we feel or are made to feel that we champion different causes. But for me, I see commonality," the actor said.
Oscar’s Diversity Panic
The awards ceremony shrank itself to the size of a Twitter hissy fit.