Harold Russell, First Disabled Oscar Winner, and The Best Years of Our Lives (Ticklish Business)

Author Alison Macor joins me to celebrate the 80th anniversary of this patriotic classic.

Devil Wears Prada 2 Review: Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway Try to Save Journalism in Wacky, Unfocused Sequel

The attempts to string the plot together runs out of steam quick, and no amount of cameos and Lady Gaga performance can save it.

Hokum Review: Adam Scott Deals With Grief in a Haunted Hotel You'll Want to Check Into

Director Damien Mc Carthy crafts a film long on atmosphere, though short on background

Why MJ Is the Superior Michael Jackson Biopic

Everything you didn't like about Michael, you'll find on stage in MJ

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights Hits HBO Max May 1st With a Unique ASL Version You'll Want to See (Exclusive)

The Film Maven got exclusive access to the new way the ASL interpretation will be presented on-screen

What Can Be Done to Fix the Influencers vs. Journalists Divide? Let's Look at CinemaCon

Influencers, get journalists to stop yelling at you by doing these things!

Director Michael Lehmann Talks Janeane Garofalo, Fighting R Ratings, and The Truth About Cats & Dogs [Exclusive]

Screenwriter clashes and a battle with the MPAA all led to to what should be a '90s rom-com staple.

Michael Review: Antoine Fuqua Tries to Uncover the Man in the Mirror in Fawning and Formulaic Biopic

Jafar Jackson paints a good imitation of his famous uncle in a movie content to recreate but never delve.

Disney Shows Integrating ASL Into Narrative Possible With Songs in Sign Language

Could a Deaf Disney Princess be far behind?

Lee Cronin's The Mummy Review: Director's Latest is Fun, But Reuses Its Best Bits to Death

It consistently reads like key ideas are excavated from a half-written Evil Dead script

Would Audrey Hepburn Be Proud of Our World? Her Son Sean Hepburn Ferrer Answers (Ticklish Business)

Hepburn Ferrer also talks about his new book, the first authorized bio on his mother's life

Mother Mary Review: David Lowery's Threadbare Ghost Yarn Is Story-Light & Vibe-Heavy

Mother Mary works, but it’s more thanks to the caliber of its central performances than the narrative itself.

Women They Warned You About

From Catwoman to Mad Woman: How Hollywood Did Sean Young Dirty

How Joan Rivers, Tim Burton, and others contributed to the angry to crazy pipeline women deal with.

Movie Reviews

You, Me & Tuscany Review: Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page Cook Up a Charming Rom-Com Throwback

If you love '90s rom-coms this is gonna make you feel like you went back to a magical time of possibility

Interview

Sympathy for the Dane: Hamlet Director Aneil Karia Talks Entering the Bard's World and Breaking Down the Mouse Trap

Karia breaks down making us feel bad for Shakespeare's fuckboi.

Popcorn Disability

The Freak Show Never Ended, It Just Became TLC

Back in the 1800s the circus was where you saw the disabled. Now, you can see it by turning on your TV.

Interview

Don't Expect a Hills Reunion And Other Lessons Learned From Laguna Beach's Liz Gateley

The producer talks reality TV and bringing her high school heroes back for one last bonfire.

Best Of Lists

6 Best Things I Watched and Read in March

This was a weak month for movies but there were still some worth celebrating.

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

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.

Academy Awards

Ranking Every Best Picture Winner

Where does every Best Picture winner fall over the last 98 years?

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.