Podcast

Ticklish Business 216. Dr. Strangelove (1964 with Jeff Ewing) - Films of Resistance Series

Our four week Films of Resistance series continues with this Stanley Kubrick satire.

Movie Reviews

The Running Man (2025) Review: Edgar Wright's Political Actioner Can't Go the Distance

Glen Powell keeps the pace moving, saving as much of the movie as he can.

Journalism Is F*cked...

When Will Publicists Get Hip That Entertainment Journalism is In Trouble?

With culture journalists in freefall, PR needs to adapt or drown

Best Of Lists

10 Must-See Movies of November

Here are the movies to make for in-between Thanksgiving holidays

Movie Reviews

Eternity Review: An Eternally Sweet Romantic Dramedy

Elizabeth Olsen anchors a fantastic comedic cast

Deep Dive

Revisiting Hadestown in a Week of Nuclear Fears and Mamdani's Win

Who knew a musical about Hell was just what I needed?

Best Of Lists

The 6 Best Things I Watched and Read in October

It's a small but mighty list of things I loved last month and recommend.

Popcorn Disability

Popcorn Disabilities: Reid Davenport's 'Life After' Is Essential

Davenport continues to show his strengths as a filmmaker with this devastating and stirring look at assisted suicide

Interview

Makeup Maestro Scott Barnes Talks Finding the Perfect Spider Woman Look

Barnes talks about making Jennifer Lopez look like she's straight out of Old Hollywood

Interview

Ondi Timoner's All the Walls Came Down: An Ode to a Magical Place Devastated by LA Wildfires

The director talks about the healing journey of her latest film.

Deep Dive

'Once Bitten': How an '80s Sex Comedy Reinvented the Vampire

Jim Carrey and Lauren Hutton tired to inject some fun into a genre dominated by AIDS in the '80s

Popcorn Disability

Popcorn Disabilities: The Unknown and Lon Chaney's Armless Lust

Lon Chaney's armless Alonzo shows the limits of love.