Sandy Tolan / TruthdigMay 16, 2018
Will the raw imagery of Gaza carnage juxtaposed with the imperious celebrations of the callous elite in Jerusalem finally change the way Americans see Israel? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigJun 30, 2017
Although “The Big Sick” presents itself as a familiar story with an intercultural twist, it breaks from the typical boy-meets-girl form in more ways than one, with moving results. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 22, 2015
Fun fact: Before he hit it big as a big-screen director, Judd Apatow kept busy on the stand-up comedy circuit. On Monday, he tried out some new material based on his off-camera roles as family man, member of the tribe, and one of Bill Cosby's most vocal critics in Hollywood. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Carrie Rickey / TruthdigJul 17, 2015
Is the movie funny? Yes. Is it as mordant as the ruthlessly funny sketch show, “Inside Amy Schumer?” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 15, 2014
What does Mark Twain’s classic outsider hero Huck Finn have to do with the small army of affable manchildren that actor Seth Rogen has played in Judd Apatow films? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMay 29, 2014
As is always the case when catastrophic outbursts can be in any way linked to entertainment and mass culture, some critics have zoomed in on Hollywood as a fomenting agent for grandiose and antisocial delusions that wind their way into volatile minds like Elliot Rodger's -- and everyone else’s, for that matter. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Richard Schickel / TruthdigJan 4, 2013
The film year is, alas, a "disappointment." The very idea of making a 10 Best list seems either laughable or a task comparable in difficulty to translating the Rosetta Stone. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 24, 2008
The death of comedy great George Carlin on Sunday spurred fans and fellow comics to pay tribute to the prolific and profane performer, who took aim at cultural taboos with cheeky glee and paved the way for younger generations to continue to play with stand-up, and social, conventions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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