‘The Franchise’ intricately balances Hollywood satire and humanity

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The entertainment industry has long made itself a ripe subject for satire, from such classic Hollywood movies as “Sullivan’s Travels” and “Singin’ in the Rain” through affectionate (Truffaut’s “Day for Night”) and cynical (Altman’s “The […]

Matt Walsh’s Satire Is Only $4 Million Away From Reaching This Significant Milestone

Am I Racist Box Office (North America)

Am I Racist Box Office (North America)(Photo Credit – YouTube) Matt Walsh’s mocumentary on the DEI initiative is only $44 million away from recovering three times its production budget at the domestic box office. Am […]

Matt Walsh’s Satire Recovers Over 3X Its Production Budget In Opening Weekend

Am I Racist Box Office (North America): Matt Walsh’s Staire Recovers Over 3X Its Production Budget In Opening Weekend

Am I Racist Box Office (North America) (Photo Credit – Instagram) Conservative documentary Am I Racist has earned over three times its production budget in the opening weekend. The film also cracked the top five-weekend […]

‘Regime’ review: Flirts with satire but lacks political bite

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“Regime,” premiering Sunday on HBO, is a well-made, beautifully designed, marvelously acted mess of a series. Created by Will Tracy, a writer for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” and directed by Stephen Frears, it […]

Read Script For Cord Jefferson Satire – Deadline

Read Script For Cord Jefferson Satire – Deadline

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with writer-director Cord Jefferson‘s feature film debut American Fiction. Adapted from Percival Everett’s 2021 novel Erasure, American Fiction emerges as a hard-hitting commentary on identity, storytelling and […]

Aretha Franklin ‘Natural Woman’ diss was ‘satire,’ trans ‘activists’ now claim

The Twitter account of the alleged account changed their bio on Monday afternoon.

Turns out a supposed transgender “activist” group may not have a problem with Aretha Franklin after all. Last week, an alleged-Norway based LGBTQ rights group called the Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance took to Twitter to […]

The last metaverse satire from a tech-world alum? It’s got a bug

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Review Please Report Your Bug Here By Josh RiedelHolt: 288 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Josh Riedel’s […]