Rob Reiner Was the Creator of Unassuming Masterpieces
The celebrated writer, actor, director, and activist Rob Reiner had a broad appeal and a political conscience, making his untimely passing all the more tragic.
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‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Turns the Volume All the Way Up to 40
The 1984 rockumentary, or mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap is a prophetic parody where one can laugh about, laugh at, and be laughed at all at the same time.
‘The American President’ and the Aesthetics of Rising NeoLiberalism
In the prescient The American President, the president and his love interest push the liberal agenda while simultaneously living in the lap of luxury. Talk about having your cake and eating it, too.
TIFF 2016: ‘LBJ’, ‘Message from the King’ and ‘Blue Jay’
Of Presidents and high-school lovers: TIFF 2016 ends with misunderstood leaders, missing family, and missing the past.