A Monologue With Spirit
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney absolutely crushed it as hosts of last night's Spirit Awards, a ceremony always held the day before the Oscars to honor people who make independent movies. Their opening monologue had me laughing out loud, with some very clever stuff about...
An Interviewer’s Observations About Interviews
I listen to a lot of podcasts, and especially like hosts who do long form interviews. Mark Maron, Kevin Pollak, and Scott Feinberg are some of my favorites. Maron wants to delve into the guest's psyche, Pollak mines for comedy gold, and Feinberg steers through...
Must-Read Piece Of The Day
An oral history by The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg of last year's Oscars screw-up, when the wrong winner for Best Picture was announced.
Rebuttals To Gun Lovers In Denial
I haven't had much to say about the mass murder last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, because I didn't think I could offer anything different than what lots of other people have already said. But today I have several rebuttals to the...
A Showrunner’s Nightmare
Amazon announced this week that it is going forward with a fifth season of its show, "Transparent," but without two-time Emmy-winning star Jeffrey Tambor. He was accused of inappropriate workplace behavior with a co-star and a personal assistant, so he's being written...
Streaming Suggestion: “A Futile and Stupid Gesture”
My review of a Netflix docudrama about Doug Kenney, one of the founding members of National Lampoon and writer of both “Animal House” and “Caddyshack.”
Picture Of The Day
A very funny movie trailer parody from "Late Night With Seth Meyers"...
Showbiz Show 2/9/18
Max and I review “Fifty Shades Freed,” “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,” “The Cloverfield Paradox,” and other movie & TV stuff.