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The Best Movies About Nuclear War

June 13, 2022October 11, 2022 Samuel Porteous 8 Comments Anthony Edwards, Crimson Tide, Denzel Washington, Dr. Strangelove, Gene Hackman, George C. Scott, Gregory Peck, Jason Robards, Mare Winningham, Miracle Mile, On The Beach, Peter Sellers, Stanley Kubrick, Steve De Jarnatt, The Day After, The Forbin Project, Threads

The Cold War is back, so let’s revisit some apocalyptic classics

Muppet Show

Is ‘The Muppet Show’ Racist?

February 24, 2021March 18, 2021 Neal Pollack 11 Comments Debbie Harry, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Jim Henson, Johnny Cash, Julie Andrews, Lena Horne, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Muppet Show, The Swedish Chef

A Disney+ disclaimer creates a cultural uproar

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Hanging on the Telephone

February 5, 2021February 9, 2021 Matt Hanson 0 Comments Adam Sandler, Black Christmas, Dr. Strangelove, Glengarry Glen Ross, Jack Lemmon, Joe Pesci, Jon Favreau, Lakeith Stanfield, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Sellers, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Punch-Drunk Love, Robert DeNiro, Sorry To Bother You, Swingers, Taxi Driver

The most memorable bad phone calls in movie history

Muppets Now

It’s Time To Play the Music

August 12, 2020August 16, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Bret McKenzie, Danny Trejo, Harry Belafonte, Jason Segel, John Mulaney, Lizzo, Louise Fletcher, Muppets Now, Peter Sellers, RuPaul, Taylor Swift, Zero Mostel

‘Muppets Now’ is missing the best thing about the Muppets–the songs. Here are some classic clips.

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Six Classic Films that are Just a Little Bit Racist

June 15, 2020December 12, 2022 Lani Gonzalez 1 Comment A Majority of One, Alec Guinness, Bing Crosby, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Cary Grant, Claudette Colbert, Danny Kaye, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gone With The Wind, HBO Max, Holiday Inn, Imitation of Life, Louise Beavers, Mickey Rooney, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Peter Sellers, Rosemary Clooney, Swing Time, The Party, Vera-Ellen, White Christmas

This hasn’t aged well