The Queen of The Final Girl slasher movie trope hated the newest MCU flick more than she hated Jason Voorhees. — The loud, white-hot, never-ending outrage of The Holy Gatekeepers of Cinema in Hollywood who hate the Marvel Comic Universe is dialed up to “11” and the dial is stuck. “Those damned superhero movies are an insidious plague that poisons the dreams of visionaries, rots the brains of gullible movie audiences…

The once-scandalous Material Girl turned into a “Golden Oldie”. — Warren Beatty: [after Madonna declines to talk to her doctor off-camera] She doesn’t want to live off-camera, much less talk. There’s nothing to say off-camera. Why would you say something if it’s off-camera? What point is there existing? — Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) And I thought Madonna’s descent into…

It isn’t easy being “almost famous” and you’re overshadowed by your younger brother. — “The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.” — Jimmy Nail I know Hollywood is a place where stupid ideas happen (how did Mike Myers manage to hustle Netflix into letting him do The Pentaverate?). However, what Kenny Rock wanted to do is a doozy: Chris Rock’s Brother Wants To…

Margaret Atwood’s terrifying novel about a patriarchal, white supremacist dystopia in the United States isn’t fiction anymore. — “Ordinary,” said Aunt Lydia, “is what you are used to. This may not seem ordinary to you now, but after a time, it will. It will become ordinary.” In 1984, George Orwell warned us about Big Brother, the three-minute hate, and why we were always at war with Eurasia. Sinclair…

The Second Amendment is a Thin Red Line that the United States refuses to cross. — I was really looking forward to seeing Pieces of Her. It was a TV drama on Netflix, so I didn’t have to worry about putting on my hazmat suit going to the movie theater. The premise sounded intriguing and, even better, it featured Toni Colette, one of my favorite actresses. …

Celebrity gatekeepers of beauty like Kim Kardashian oppress women by burdening them with unrealistic expectations — Because Life Isn’t Fair, there are more than a few celebrities out there who have a huge savings account of undeserved good fortune. They’re not always evil, stupid, vulgar or mean-spirited but they are incredibly annoying. …

The Trump presidency was a bad Hollywood comedy that wasn’t funny. — “Being Donald Trump is both his crime and his punishment.” — Dorothy A. Winsor Even though it seems as though he’ll never go away, all bad things must come to an end, even Donald Trump. Ron DeSantis, serial killer and governor of Florida, is the GOP’s new celebrity sweetheart and…

Ford still has time for a proper exit from Hollywood that he and his loyal fans deserve. — I think this is good news. Thankfully, Harrison Ford isn’t co-starring with a dog or boarding The Millennium Falcon this time. Harrison Ford Set for First-Ever Recurring TV Role in New Comedy from Ted Lasso Writers Believe it or not, Harrison Ford is about to star in his first-ever recurring…

Blake Shelton’s “Minimum Wage” is a bad song. Worse, it delivers an awful message. — “It’s hard to be a bitter millionaire.” — Bob Dylan The richer a celebrity becomes, the harder it gets for them to understand what its like to be poor. Case in point, Blake Shelton. Months ago, it surprised me to see “Blake Shelton” and “controversy” in the same sentence because…