The often stark divide between audiences and critics has become a meme of its own in the era of review aggregator sites like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. Hollywoke has only made things worse for itself, churning out a wave of intersectional sludge that panders to the sort of coastal elite
I know we at The BFD like to mock them, but spare some pity for the poor, progressive left. I mean, it can’t be easy, spending your every waking moment trying to figure out who’s the biggest victim in any given social interaction. It must be a lifetime
As Ricky Gervais so brutally reminded the 2020 Golden Globe audience, Hollywood talks a big game about ‘progressivism’ and human rights, but they’re perfectly happy to jump in bed with the world’s worst people if the money’s right. For years, Hollywood had an unspoken rule of not
Cinema was perhaps the dominant art form of the 20th century. Its only serious rival was music, until it was overtaken in this early 21st century by videogames. Invented in the late 19th century, cinema quickly became a massive popular entertainment in the period between the early short films of
Should actors and singers be forcibly gagged, off-stage and off-set, and have all their devices confiscated? Because these over-paid, under-educated, group-thinking ninnies are doing their own employers a disfavour every time they open their gobs and say anything that wasn’t scripted for them. Let’s face it: as Anthony
Actors entire existence is predicated on parroting other peoples’ words and faking emotions. They also tend not to be terribly intelligent or well educated. Seriously, check the CVs of most actors: they’re generally lucky to have finished even the softest of degrees. Most of them flunked out of even
Back when broadband internet was still pretty snazzy, Dr David Thorpe was easily the best music critic around. By “best”, I mean, the most acerbic and intolerant of the sort of stuff that is inexplicably popular with supposed music cognoscenti (the execrable Tool were deservedly one of his favourite targets)
Debra Dudek Elizabeth Reid Boyd Madalena Grobbelaar Edith Cowan University Debra Dudek is an Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University. Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd is an academic in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University. Dr Madalena Grobbelaar is an
Gabriel Andrade mercatornet.com Gabriel Andrade is assistant professor of medicine at Ajman University, in the United Arab Emirates. He received a PhD from University of Zulia (Venezuela), in 2008. These days, dead white males do not count for much. But we still have the legacy of an exceptional man
The Zionist Federation of New Zealand This year, the Doc Edge is screening four films from Israel. One in particular, Dead Sea Guardians, has caught the attention of the Israel haters. Groups such as the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa are calling for a boycott of this film in particular and
It started in earnest with Ghostbusters. No, not the beloved 1984 comedy classic, but the godawful 2016 all-female remake. The remake is awful. Audiences knew it was awful. But neither the studio or the critics could bring themselves to admit that it was an utter dog. So, they attacked the
Erin Harrington University of Canterbury Erin Harrington’s research and teaching focuses on cultural studies, popular culture, gender studies, and visual culture, with an emphasis upon film. Legacy films are more than a sequel: they hand franchises down to a new generation of viewers, passing a cultural baton. At the
Will Smith reportedly plans to hide out at a luxurious retreat for stress recovery after slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last week. Newshub Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading
Popular YouTube movie critic channel Red Letter Media recently drew attention to a curious phenomenon: lately, Bruce Willis has “starred” in a slew of really bad, B-grade stinkers. By “starred”, as they pointed out, they meant the actor put in a few minutes of screen time. Minutes in which he
