In Homer’s famous poem The Odyssey, the hero Odysseus traveling home to his wife Penelope after many years away fighting the Trojan War, is frequently distracted and delayed by the people and creatures he encounters. During this journey, Odysseus was…
At this point, Greta Gerwig is widely recognized as a rising star in the film industry — not as an actress, but as a screenwriter and director. Responsible for films like Lady Bird, Little Women (2019), and Barbie, she’s clearly…
Netflix’s current top show, Adolescence, is a chilling tale of a teenage boy who is accused of murdering his female classmate. The show spiked in popularity due to the underlying emphasis on larger issues, such as “toxic masculinity” and violence. (RELATED: Five…
At CNN, the biggest annual tradition is its several-hours-long New Year’s Eve celebration. It used to star prime-time news anchor Anderson Cooper and one of his bosom buddies, comedienne Kathy Griffin, whose schtick mainly involved saying and doing supposedly outrageous…
Every year the number of Christmas movies increases. One-hundred and nine new movies were produced for the 2024 season, with three theatrically released films including Red One starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Chris Evans, and J.K. Simmons. Although Red One, with a…
Churchill at War: A four-part Netflix documentary starring Christian McKay as Winston Churchill premiered on Dec. 4. From Gaza to Ukraine, United Nations to United Europe, our legacy is the war that made us what we are. Winston Churchill had…
If you’re too old to go trick-or-treating, too full of self-respect to hang around your front door all day on Halloween so you can hand out candy to other people’s brats, and too much of a loser to have friends…
The new Netflix film Rebel Ridge combines exciting action and thrill with a severe conversation about a policy that is abused by law enforcement. On this episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay are joined by…
Better late than never? We are mesmerized watching a five-year-old Netflix morality series called Madam Secretary, which follows a secretary of state who is skillfully portrayed by Téa Leoni. Remember the rich lady searching for her son on dinosaur-infested Isla…
