Movies & TV

Actor and writer Sacha Baron Cohen is famous for taking his characters — Ali G., Borat, Bruno — into the real world, interacting with people who have no idea that they're dealing with a fictional character. But his new movie, The Dictator, is a scripted comedy about a tyrant on the loose in New York.

The 14 years between the two Borat films also peel back the layers on another journey undertaken in North America — from post-racial pretensions to full-on racism.

Have you noticed Americans are beginning to reject hate?Trump’s popularity — even among Republicans — is dropping like a stone, and parents are beginning to show up in large numbers at school board meetings to talk back to bigots and haters. MSNBC and CNN are filled with Republicans who have rejecte...

From ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ to ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ to ‘Sleepless in Seattle,’ here’s the best of an endlessly watchable genre

Here’s an unexpected plot twist: The remake of “The Karate Kid” isn’t actually about karate. Detroit-born hero Dre (Jaden Smith) knows how to do a couple chops, but when he moves to China with his mom and finds himself in a playground brawl with the neighborhood bully, he realizes he needs to learn the local […]

During a discussion with David Remnick at The New Yorker, Jon Stewart explained what 'cancel culture' really is.===Support the show at http://TheRationalNati...