When asked about political satire in President Donald Trump’s era, Armando Iannucci (Creator of “Veep” and writer/director of “The Death of Stalin”) said “What’s happening now is so absurd. When the person at the center of it is his own entertainer, when he’s in a sense making content for
Author: Ben Hafetz
Notable Films That The 90th Oscars Forgot
A few weeks ago, the 90th Academy Awards aired on ABC. The awards opened up discussion about what movies make the cut for nominations. Did the fish sex movie really win Best Picture? Yes, and they did not just have sex. They made love. How did “Lady Bird” not
‘The Cloverfield Paradox’: Or, How Netflix Disguised A Bust As A Hollywood Blockbuster
There were two major surprises at the end of the 2018 Super Bowl. The first happened when Tom Brady and the Patriots lost to the eternal underdog, the Philadelphia Eagles. The second was when Netflix announced the release of the 2018 American science fiction horror film “The Cloverfield Paradox,” then
The Post: A Film So Shallow And Useless, It Might Just Win Best Picture
In 2018, the American public craves a film that rebels against the corruption of the Trump Administration and its repeated attacks on both the press and free speech. Enter Steven Spielberg’s newest film, “The Post,” with a plot centered on the true story of The Washington Post publishing the Pentagon