The ‘Sympathetic Racist’ Returns to the Big Screen in ‘Green Book’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jan 25, 2019 “Green Book” vs. “BlacKkKlansman” echoes the 1989 best picture face-off between “Do the Right Thing” and “Driving Miss Daisy.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Pauline Kael Gets the Last Word in ‘What She Said’

Allen Barra / Truthdig Nov 11, 2018 Documentary director Rob Garver explores the prose, controversies and lasting legacy of perhaps the most enduring of America’s film critics, whose work didn't always garner favorable reviews from her peers. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

She’s the ‘Star,’ Yet It’s All About Him

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Oct 3, 2018 Turns out the Pygmalion myth dies hard, but that even a plot well past its prime can't steal Lady Gaga's shine in Bradley Cooper's remake of "A Star Is Born." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

We Need Dirty Harry

Paul Morantz / Truthdig Mar 17, 2018 In any situation when every second lost could mean another child lost, he would take the risk of entering, because risking his life to save others was his job. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Remembering Richard Schickel

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 22, 2017 The film world lost a key figure Saturday with the passing of the distinguished critic and filmmaker, whose work Truthdig was privileged to feature in the latter years of his career. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

With ‘Sully,’ Clint Eastwood Skillfully Traffics in the Gray Zone Once Again

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Sep 8, 2016 The off-screen politics of Eastwood the celebrity have made headlines in his later years, but as a storyteller, he has a knack for nuance and moral complexity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Friends of Abe, Hollywood Conservatives’ Secret Society, Is Calling It Quits (Exclusive)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Apr 22, 2016 Here's a bit of breaking news that may have an impact on this election cycle: Friends of Abe, a secret organization made up of some 1,500 right-leaning members of the Hollywood community, is dissolving. Here's a bit of breaking news that may have an impact on this election cycle: Friends of Abe, a secret organization made up of some 1,500 right-leaning members of the Hollywood community, is dissolving. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Clint Eastwood at the 2012 Republican Convention

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2015 This exclusive excerpt from the political biography "Clint: The Life and Legend" sheds light on the star's eccentric performance at the Republican National Convention in 2012. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Killing Ragheads for Jesus

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 26, 2015 The movie “American Sniper” lionizes the most despicable aspects of U.S. society -- including the belief that Christians are called upon to exterminate “lesser breeds.” Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

‘American Sniper’: American Hero or American Psycho?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 23, 2015 "American Sniper” exemplifies a sense of macho, white male braggadocio that is symbolic of all that is wrong with the right-wing, pro-war, pro-gun, bully culture of the United States. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Facial Hair, Patriotism and the Enemy in American History

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 5, 2014 Here are good mustaches and beards and bad mustaches and beards as imagined in American popular culture and war propaganda, as a way of contextualizing today’s hero-worship of the backwoods conservatives of "Duck Dynasty" and villainization of the backwoods conservatives of the Taliban. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Make My Day: Legalize Gay Marriage, Eastwood Says

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 1, 2013 The man who has played the good, the bad and the ugly both in Hollywood and American politics has come out in favor of same-sex marriage as he added his name to a legal brief calling on the Supreme Court to strike down a ban on such unions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )