Is Tina Fey Anti-Humanist?
It’s hard not to feel a little miffed at beloved American comedian Tina Fey when you watch the short interview she gave to Bustle, posted on Friday. While promoting her new film Whiskey Tango Foxtrot... Read More
The Oscars, Anything but a Littlefeather Moment
On March 27, 1973, Marlon Brando refused to accept his Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Don Corleone in The Godfather. He had Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather attend instead. Declining the... Read More
Film Review: Where to Invade Next
Michael Moore has been making political documentaries for almost thirty years now. While his targets typically vary on a film-by-film basis—Roger & Me (1989): globalization; Bowling for Columbine (2002): gun violence and the peculiarly American fetishization of... Read More
Blizzard Bingers: AHA Staff Share Snowfall Entertainment
Last Friday, the DC region experienced the biggest snow event in recent history. Living in a small western Maryland town, I made sure I was prepared to spend an extended amount of time inside my... Read More
Film Review: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is an extremely engaging film with seductive barracks’ wit, well-done action sequences, and calculated appeal to the apolitical moviegoer. Yes, some of the humor is typical Michael Bay juvenilia, regurgitating... Read More
Film Review: Je Suis Charlie Depicts Harrowing Account of Charlie Hebdo Attacks
Charb. Cabu. Tignous. Wolinski. These and other courageous defenders of free expression appear by name as part of the dedication in the opening minute of Je Suis Charlie, the Netflix documentary released on the one-year... Read More
Film Review: The Hateful Eight
Quentin Tarantino films have a way about them. They are talky, violent, satirical, nostalgic of the 1970s, and excessive—populated as they are with despicable characters, including the protagonists, who know how to talk the talk... Read More