Entertainment Journalist and Critic

Richard Rushfield

2 articles 2017–2018

Richard Rushfield is an entertainment journalist and author known for his coverage of Hollywood and the entertainment industry. He is the founder of The Ankler, a prominent newsletter covering the business of Hollywood. He contributed cultural commentary to The Weekly Standard, writing about the Oscars and the politics of blockbuster films.

The Frankenstein Oscars

March 5, 2018 · Hollywood, movies, culture

Sunday’s Oscar telecast was a little bit like a State of the Union address given by a president in the final year of a failing administration.

The Unintentional Politics of Wonder Woman

June 2, 2017 · War, wonder woman, Today's Blogs

Maybe there will come a day when we can talk about big-budget Hollywood movies that happen to be female-driven in terms of whether we liked the movies or not.