The Spectacular and Sensitive Silliness of ‘Maddie’s Secret’

In 1986, a movie titled Kate’s Secret was released on NBC. It was an era t ripe with primetime lineups that included movie-of-the-week programming and specific networks promoting a “very special episode” of the latest hit TV show. There are scenes from Kate’s...

‘Stop! That! Train!’ and Hollywood’s Desperate Need for Stupid Fun Cinema

The first footage of Stop! That! Train! that I saw was a visual gag where train stewardess DeeDee (Jujubee, RuPaul’s Drag Race season 2, All Stars season 1 and 5, UK vs the World series 1) directs a passenger to their seat, saying, “You’re sitting next to the...

‘Disclosure Day’: Because The World Could Use A Bit of Empathetic Spielbergian Cinema

SPOILER ALERT: This article includes details about Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day. There’s a scene in the final moments of Disclosure Day when Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) sits behind a news desk, confident and ready to interrupt your regularly scheduled...