Mia McCullough, Author at Book and Film Globe

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Trump

Politics TELEVISION

Memories of the Trump Show

February 17, 2021February 23, 2021 Mia McCullough 1 Comment Anthony Scaramucci, Bill Barr, Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, John Kelly, Kayleigh McEnany, Mike Pompeo, Paul Manafort, Rex Tillerson, Robert Mueller, Roger Stone, Rudy Giuliani, Sean Spicer, Stormy Daniels

After four gripping and appalling seasons, how can we go back to regularly-scheduled programming?

Tomboy

Where Have All The Tomboys Gone?

August 11, 2020August 13, 2020 Mia McCullough 1 Comment Lisa Selin Davis, Tomboy

Journalist Lisa Selin Davis rehabilitates a vanishing term for a certain type of girl

‘Blow the Man Down’ showcases women’s power

July 30, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Amazon Prime, Annette O'Toole, Blow the Man Down, Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy, Margo Martindale, Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe

The thriller surprises and subverts typical storylines

sports

Return of the Sportsball

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, Indianapolis 500, MLB, NBA, NFL, Olympics, Sports, Stanley Cup, The Last Dance, U.S. Open

Are sports fans ever going to get their primary programming outlet back?

CREATORS TELEVISION

The Brave New World of TV Production

June 12, 2020June 15, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Chicago Film Office, COVID-19, Gavin Newsom, New York City, Schitt's Creek, The Great British Baking Show, Tiger King, TV production, Unorthodox, Zoom

Shorter work days, no sex or fight scenes, and COVID-19 compliance officers

The Help

Netflix, We Don’t Need Your ‘Help’

June 8, 2020June 17, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments 13th, Criterion Collection, Just Mercy, Katherine Stockett, Netflix, The Help, Viola Davis, When They See Us

The distressing popularity of the ultimate white savior movie

Crip Camp

DOCUMENTARY FILM Netflix

‘Crip Camp’ Tells the Story of the Birth of the Disability Rights Movement

May 4, 2020May 8, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Barack Obama, Camp Jened, Crip Camp, Jim LeBrecht, Michelle Obama, Nicole Newenham

A life-affirming vision of social progress

CREATORS Theater

Theatre Needs You: Stream It Now!

April 9, 2020April 10, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments COVID-19, Live streaming, Theater, Theatre

Help save a living art form

Better Call Saul

‘Better Call Saul’ is Getting Dark at the Wrong Time

March 26, 2020March 30, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad, Jonathan Banks, Michael Mando, Rhea Seehorn, Vince Gilligan

Does it have to turn into ‘Breaking Bad’ NOW?

The Assistant

‘The Assistant’, a Harvey Weinstein Horror Movie

February 11, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Harvey Weinstein, Julia Garner, Kitty Green, Matthew Macfayden, The Assistant

No sugar-coating or slickness here

Kind of a Bomb

December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Bombshell, Charlize Theron, Fox News, Gretchen Carlson, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Kevin Dorff, Margot Robbie, Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman, Richard Kind, Roger Ailes

Who Exactly is the Audience for ‘Bombshell’?

Elf on the Shelf

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Emilia Clarke, Emma Thompson, Henry Golding, Last Christmas, Paul Feig

‘Last Christmas’: A Holiday Rom-Com Muddle With a George Michael Soundtrack

Harriet Tubman, Action Hero

November 2, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Cynthia Erivo, Harriet, Kasi Lemmons

A Straight-up American Badass Gets the Film She Deserves

Maleficent is so Fae

October 18, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Angelina Jolie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elle Fanning, Jenn Murray, Maleficent, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam Riley

Mistress of Sequels

Luce Expectations

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Julius Onah, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luce, Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth

Julius Onah’s Drama Works the Gray Areas

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