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"Saturday Night Live" shamed its legacy with that awful Ivy League Presidents' sketch a few weeks back. This, sadly, is even worse for two huge reasons. Should "SNL" call it a day?
A major "Star Wars" actress just did something that restored this critic's faith in the franchise. Really.
And we preview an upcoming comedy that promises to bring back old-fashioned, R-rated romps like we had in the pre-woke days. Finally!
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Director John Stalberg, Jr. doesn't like movies that lecture the audience. it's why his new border thriller 'Bad Hombres,' starring Thomas Jane and Tyrese Gibson, does nothing of the kind. It's sly and sophisticated while retaining its B-movie DNA.
How refreshing.
John opens up to the HiT 'cast about making 'Bad Hombres' under extreme circumstances, the pleasures and pains of indie filmmaking and how he created the movie's most chilling sequence.
'Bad Hombres' VOD: https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Hombres-Diego-Tinoco/dp/B0CM43S383
The Oscar nominations are here, and the meltdown from Team Barbie (which includes the press) is as pathetic as you imagine.
Maybe worse.
The HiT 'cast interviews Film Threat Editor-in-Chief Alan Ng about Disney's woke makeover and why the company's animators have had enough of DEI gone wild.
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'True Detective: North Country' offers a textbook case of woke storytelling gone wrong, and we have the disturbing details.
Oscar nominated screenwriter Roger L. Simon shares some killer stories from his days in Hollywood as well as the fuel behind his new book, "American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Migration from Red to Blue States."
And we share the latest example of celebrities unable to take a simple joke. This one's a hoot!
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'American Refugees'
https://www.amazon.com/American-Refugees-Untold-Migration-States/dp/1641773979
Whoopi Goldberg is a walking, talking example of why the First Amendment matters. Yet her latest rant makes Alex Jones look sane. It's the media's reaction to her comments, though, that's even scarier than anything she said. Yet she still should be heard, something Greg Lukianoff would certainly champion. He's the co-author of "The Canceling of the American Mind," and he shares the behind-the-scenes battles to save free speech from today's censorious mob.
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'The Canceling of the American Mind'
https://www.amazon.com/Canceling-American-Mind-Undermines-Threatens/dp/1668019140
FIRE (The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)
https://www.thefire.org
The Golden Globes united the country in the craziest way possible - here's how.
Show host Jo Koy served up a game but groan-worthy performance, but it still topped most Oscar hosts in one crucial way.
Plus, the night's big winners did something no one expected during the ceremony, and let's hope that's a trend.
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Comedy has been on life support for a while now, but some new developments suggest 2024 could be the year laughter comes roaring back. Author Larry Correia weighs in on his new anthology series, "Down These Mean Streets" as well as fighting MAGA Nation on X. And we highlight a fellow woke-free podcast that's sticking it to Hollywood in the very best of ways.
"Down These Mean Streets"
https://www.amazon.com/Down-These-Streets-Larry-Correia/dp/1982193123
Film Threat Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/@FilmThreat
Your host reveals some of the very best, and worst, movies of 2023, and two selections may surprise you. YouTube legend The Critical Drinker shows his softer side while delivering the kind of tough love advice Hollywood better heed. And Taylor Swift had the best 2023 possible, but 2024 could be a nightmare for the pop princess.
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https://drinkershop.com
The New York Times' hit piece on The Daily Wire is both insane and a sign of the journalistic times. Sports guru Jake Crain is the year's unlikeliest movie star in "Lady Ballers," the comedy no studio large or small would ever produce. And we give a behind-the-scenes look at what to expect from the HiT 'cast in the new year.
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Cain and Company: https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/crain-and-company
Yes, "Saturday Night Live's" Ivy League presidents sketch was as bad as you heard, but one reaction to the clip was flat-out wrong. Lou Perez of Comedy Is Murder fame shares how he navigates Cancel Culture and hits the juiciest targets on his own terms. And the mind behind TV's greatest sitcom is under attack for the craziest reason possible, and it's a sad sign of the times.
Free the People (Comedy Is Murder)
https://www.youtube.com/@freethepeople
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