Academy Fight Song: The Politics Behind Andrea Riseborough’s Surprise Oscar Nod Academy Fight Song: The Politics Behind Andrea Riseborough’s Surprise Oscar Nod
Was a viral nomination push another exercise in white privilege?
Feb 24, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
Always That Guy: Bill Maher’s Pliable Right-Wing Brand Always That Guy: Bill Maher’s Pliable Right-Wing Brand
CNN banks on the commentary of an obliging provocateur as it veers rightward.
Feb 6, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
Babylon, Streaming Residuals, and the Boss’s Hollywood Babylon, Streaming Residuals, and the Boss’s Hollywood
A pending showdown with Hollywood unions might kill nostalgia for the golden age of film moguldom.
Jan 13, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
The “Sight and Sound” Wokeness Furor Signifies Little The “Sight and Sound” Wokeness Furor Signifies Little
The backlash to a film's elevation into the list’s number-one spot highlights the fierce immobility of critical consensus in the film industry.
Dec 9, 2022 / Ben Schwartz
Ye of Toxic Faith: Behind the Kanye Downfall Ye of Toxic Faith: Behind the Kanye Downfall
How the hip-hop legend succumbed to the right-wing grifting machine
Oct 28, 2022 / Ben Schwartz