Podcast
Director William Malone on Forbidden Planet (1956) - Ticklish Business Podcast
We're going deep into space with a look at this 1950s sci-fi classic
Kristen Lopez
The Trade
That Sandra Huller Interview Puts Dude-Bro Journalism in the Hot Seat
The issues aren't new. What is are people's response to it.
24 Random Thoughts While Watching Anaconda (1997)
Everyone's getting sued at the end of this movie.
Women They Warned You About
Linda Fiorentino: Hollywood's Real Life Femme Fatale
This '90s indie darling is the prototype for "difficult," but is it deserved?
Journalism Is F*cked...
Jake Shane Is Why Influencers Need to Stop Being Treated Like Journalists
Why are influencers supplanting critics? The growing gulf between the pair is becoming an ocean.
Podcast
Liza Minnelli's 80th Birthday (Ticklish Business With Bruce David Klein)
Liza is 80 years young and has a life we only scratch the surface of.
Interview
Reminders of Him Director Vanessa Caswill Talks Authentic Representation in Her Colleen Hoover Adaptation
Caswill also discusses bringing her cast together for her second feature.
Academy Awards
One Battle's Oscar Win Wasn't Historical But Gave Us a Glimpse of the Future
Mergers and moving to YouTube stood out more than the winners.
Academy Awards
Final Oscar Predictions (Which I Might Throw Out on the Night)
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The Trade
That Harvey Weinstein Interview and Bad Men Clickbait
It was bad, but not unexpected these days.
Movie Reviews
Project Hail Mary Review: Ryan Gosling Is the Starman In a Movie About Community Beyond the Stars
Gosling, practical effects, and puppetry make for a movie that's afraid to get cynical
Deep Dive
Watching Megalopolis Reminded Me Why Francis Ford Coppola Was Once a Genius (But That's Over Now)
Everything that was once good about him is six feet under the CGI and green screen of this movie.