‘The Paper’ review: A spot-on commentary about the state of journalism

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“The Paper,” premiering Thursday on Peacock, is a belated spinoff of “The Office,” much as Peacock is a sort of spinoff of NBC, where the former show aired on Thursdays from 2005 to 2013. In […]

AI Threat Real, But The Tech’s Lack Of Depth Hurts Music — Commentary

AI Threat Real, But The Tech's Lack Of Depth Hurts Music -- Commentary

Editor’s note: The promise and peril of artificial intelligence has captivated Washington D.C., Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Hollywood. Composer Michael Yezerski has taken a hands-on approach to it: The author of the score of […]

Ryan Reynolds and Shawn Levy Discuss the Deadpool Corps Scene in Commentary Track Clip From DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (Exclusive)

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Deadpool & Wolverine will make its Disney+ debut on November 12, and when it does, the record-setting movie is arriving with something special for fans. The streaming site will also feature a bonus commentary from […]

Willie Nep: Impersonation as social commentary

Willie Nep: Impersonation as social commentary

It was mission accomplished for the Philippines’ master impersonator Willie Nepomuceno, who left behind a rich source of performances as social commentary in a career that spanned half a century. The depth of his impersonations […]

Commentary: Redemption, writ large, in L.A. Opera’s divine ‘Omar’

A woman in a head wrap and dramatic blue costume printed with Arabic lettering on the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage.

“Omar,” the new opera by composers Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, finds its strength in the simplicity of prayer. The work, which is too fluid to be classified in discrete musical or dramatic genres, is […]

Ben Affleck’s Hilarious ‘Armageddon’ DVD Commentary

WATCH: Ben Affleck's Hilarious 'Armageddon' DVD Commentary

Buena Vista Pictures/Touchstone Pictures Michael Bay’s sci-fi epic Armageddon hit theaters on July 1, 1998. The film stars Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck as oil drillers who get sent to space to save Earth from […]

Bob Vylan: Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life review – no-holds-barred social commentary | Punk

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Bob Vylan’s second album doubles down on their no-holds-barred social commentary, taking aim at not-so-Great Britain and plotting the gulf between wealth-hoarding leaders and skint citizens doing what they can to get by. Amid energy […]