Why Mae West Was Great
The PBS documentary about her succumbs to #MeToo delusions and academic jargon.
Covering for Stalin
Agnieszka Holland’s new film about the Ukrainian famine sheds light on a Western blind spot.
Miss Juneteenth Subverts the Phony Holiday
A new race movie avoids the new Blaxploitation.
Dave Chappelle Gets It Wrong
A famously truth-telling comedian promotes a false narrative about police killings.
Godzilla 1954
Godzilla is a film about the nuclear age, the horror of firebombing, and Japan’s own post-war trauma.
Hannah Gadsby Is Okay, Actually
Watch Nanette to understand the modern Left, then watch Douglas to laugh a little.
R.I.P. Ian Holm, 1931–2020
Ian Holm, English actor of stage and screen, has died at age 88.
MoMA’s Right On! Stream Brings Back the Sixties
The Last Poets’ eloquence outshines the ‘no justice, no peace’ drone of today.