In a viral clip currently making the rounds on Twitter, young movie critic Danny Slaski offers a frank review of 1992’s Batman Returns: “It was very violent, it was a total attack against kids.”
Complaints about media violence are nothing new. But Slaski’s charges may carry greater weight precisely because of who he is. The attack comes not from a religious organization or a parents group looking to protect the innocence of youngsters, but rather from an actual kid.
The video circulated by the Found Footage Fest Twitter account finds Slaski sharing his review on the talk show A Closer Look. “Everything that kids love was used against them,” Slaski says of the Tim Burton-directed sequel to 1989’s blockbuster Batman. He specifically points out the film’s use of imagery that children often find appealing, such as clowns, presents, and a “duckie boat” used by the villainous...
Complaints about media violence are nothing new. But Slaski’s charges may carry greater weight precisely because of who he is. The attack comes not from a religious organization or a parents group looking to protect the innocence of youngsters, but rather from an actual kid.
The video circulated by the Found Footage Fest Twitter account finds Slaski sharing his review on the talk show A Closer Look. “Everything that kids love was used against them,” Slaski says of the Tim Burton-directed sequel to 1989’s blockbuster Batman. He specifically points out the film’s use of imagery that children often find appealing, such as clowns, presents, and a “duckie boat” used by the villainous...
- 3/11/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
President Donald Trump told reporters recently that he hasn’t spoken to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in more than a decade and that he was “never a fan” of the one-time banking wunderkind and accused sex-trafficker. But footage aired Wednesday morning on “Morning Joe” appears to suggest some of what Trump said wasn’t accurate.
The footage shows Trump and Epstein conversing, ogling women and laughing during a party at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
The footage was found in tapes from “A Closer Look,” a daytime news program that was hosted by former NBC News anchor Faith Daniels starting in 1991. The program, which was eventually re-titled “Faith Daniels,” replaced the soap opera “Generations” in a bid to boost daytime ratings at NBC.
NBC News said in an article posted Wednesday that the footage was taped in 1992 for a profile of Trump, who at the time had just gotten divorced. The...
The footage shows Trump and Epstein conversing, ogling women and laughing during a party at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
The footage was found in tapes from “A Closer Look,” a daytime news program that was hosted by former NBC News anchor Faith Daniels starting in 1991. The program, which was eventually re-titled “Faith Daniels,” replaced the soap opera “Generations” in a bid to boost daytime ratings at NBC.
NBC News said in an article posted Wednesday that the footage was taped in 1992 for a profile of Trump, who at the time had just gotten divorced. The...
- 7/17/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
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