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What Does ‘Network’ Have To Tell Us About Outrage, 50 Years On

July 24, 2026July 20, 2026 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1976 films, Arthur Jensen, Beatrice Straight, broadcast journalism, capitalism, classic cinema, corporate media, Criterion Collection, Diana Christensen, Faye Dunaway, film criticism, globalization, Howard Beale, Jamelle Bouie, JD Vance, Journalism, Max Schumacher, media criticism, Ned Beatty, neoliberalism, Network, news media, Oscar winners, Paddy Chayefsky, PBS NewsHour, Peter Finch, ratings, Richard Nixon, Robert Duvall, sensationalism, Sidney Lumet, Television, The Guardian, UBS, Watergate, William Holden

We’re still ‘mad as hell’ but now everyone is yelling into the ether

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The Kurtzman Era of Star Trek Boldly Goes Into the Trashcan

July 23, 2026July 28, 2026 William Schwartz 7 Comments Alex Kurtzman, Captain Kirk, Captain Pike, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, episodic television, fandom, franchise filmmaking, Jeri Ryan, Klingons, media criticism, Michael Burnham, Mirror Universe, Paramount, Paramount Pictures, Patrick Stewart, Robert Picardo, science fiction, Section 31, serial storytelling, Spock, Star Trek, Star Trek Picard, Star Trek Prodigy, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Starfleet Academy, Streaming Television, Television, The Next Generation, TV criticism, Voyager, William Shatner

How to understand the demise of NuTrek

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E. Jean Carroll Tells Her Story

June 23, 2026June 29, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments #metoo, 2026 films, advice columnists, American culture, Ask E. Jean, cable television, contemporary politics, court cases, documentary films, documentary review, Donald Trump, E. Jean Carroll, Elle magazine, feminism, film criticism, gonzo journalism, Ivy Meeropol, media criticism, nonfiction film, political documentaries, Roger Ailes, sexual assault, sexual harassment, television history, Trump era, women and media, women's rights

‘Ask E. Jean’ prompts questions it doesn’t answer

Remembering Legendary Film Reviewer Rex Reed

May 12, 2026May 13, 2026 Ken Kurson 0 Comments American cultural criticism, Andrew Neel, Andrew Sarris, Ava Gardner, Broadway lunches, Broadway theater, critic obituaries, cultural criticism, Drew Grant, film criticism, film journalism, film reviewing, Goat movie, Hollywood gossip, hollywood history, Identity Thief, Jesse Oxfeld, Jill Krementz, journalism memoir, Larry King, Lost in America, magazine journalism, media criticism, Melissa McCarthy controversy, movie critics, New Journalism, New York film critics, New York media, New York Observer, Observer history, old Hollywood, Peter Kaplan, Peter Travers, Rex Reed, Richard Corliss, Toronto Film Festival

His work at the New York Observer was often salt and vinegar, but also often crisp

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BFG Podcast #202: SXSW, ‘Project Hail Mary,’ and Guy Fieri’s ‘Tournament of Champions’

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Neal Pollack 1 Comment America's Culinary Cup, Apple TV Plus, astronauts, Austin Texas, BFG Podcast, Book and Film Globe, CBS cooking show, Dan Friedman, Elle Fanning, Festival Coverage, festival culture, Film festival, film review, flashback narratives, food competition shows, Food Network, Guy Fieri, HBO comedy, Larry David, live music, Margot's Got Money Troubles, media criticism, Neal Pollack, Nick Jonas, Omar Gallaga, Once film, Paul Rudd, podcast episode, power ballad, Project Hail Mary, Robert Dean, science fiction, Sing Street director, South By Southwest, space movies, SXSW 2026, Top Chef, Tournament Of Champions, TV previews

Neal Pollack, Omar Gallaga, Dan Friedman, and Robert Dean talk food, film, and the future of humanity

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You Won’t Like What You Find ‘Inside the Manosphere’

March 21, 2026March 19, 2026 Robert Dean 4 Comments algorithm economy, barron trump, culture wars, digital identity, documentary film, Donald Trump, ed matthews, gender politics, grifters, homophobia, hstikkytokky, incel culture, influencer economy, inside the manosphere, justin waller, loneliness epidemic, Louis Theroux, manosphere, masculinity crisis, media criticism, modern masculinity, myron gaines, Netflix, Netflix documentary, online influencers, online scams, political radicalization, red pill, self improvement industry, sexism, sneako, social media culture, streaming reviews, toxic masculinity, trump white house, wealth signaling, young men

Louis Theroux dives into the shallow but oh-so broad world that monetizes anxiety through resentment

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Men or Snakes? Who Are the ‘Monsters of God’?

September 25, 2026September 30, 2026 Robert Dean 0

New HBO series from Eric Goode documents the world of exotic-reptile collecting

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Carla Baratta: The BFG Interview

September 24, 2026September 30, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 0

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Check Out Boeing in ‘Freefall’

September 23, 2026September 28, 2026 Robert Dean 0

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Hasta La Vista, Toronto, You Ended Strong

September 22, 2026September 28, 2026 Kaveh Jalinous 0

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