Pleasantville

The Crippling Cultural Ignorance of ’90s Film and TV

The '90s felt like an incredibly safe time—so safe, we sneered at it. But you can see still see the ignorance of the decade in its films and TV shows like 'Pleasantville,' 'Fight Club' and 'Friends.'

By Film Crit Hulk

George Clooney Made a Mess of ‘Suburbicon’

Part social melodrama, part violent crime drama and part send-up of family values gone haywire, 'Suburbicon' stubbornly fails to come alive.

By Rex Reed

Sweeney to meet with urban mayors during League of Municipalities conference

State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3) will meet with members of the New Jersey Urban Mayors Association next Wednesday, during the New Jersey League of Municipalities Annual Conference. The joint meeting/media briefing will focus on strategies to reduce crime and make improvements to the infrastructure of New Jersey's municipalities.

By Mark Bonamo

Atlantic County Dems investigating possible ballot abuse in school board elections

By Chase Brush

Yes, I Loved Mary ‘s Cameron Diaz; Also: George Clooney in Out of Sight

By Andrew Sarris

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