Sean Sweeney

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Netflix and Hulu Fight Fyre With Fyre, but Whose Doc Prevails?

Sean Sweeney
With the teachers strike and the government shutdown somewhat settled for now, another great debate seems to be stirring in the zeitgeist — which documentary about the ill-fated Fyre Festival is better, Netflix's or Hulu's? Yes, like Ringling Bros. vs. Barnum & Bailey, both streaming services have released competing documentaries about the would-be 2017 luxury music event....
Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver; Credit: Columbia/TriStar

10 Vetsploitation Movies to Watch Over Memorial Day Weekend

Sean Sweeney
After decades of studios working in cahoots with the military to celebrate and recruit future soldiers, propaganda was replaced in the Hollywood of the 1970s with new box office hits: B-movies featuring veterans returning from the unpopular war in Vietnam, who were often misunderstood, vilified or turned into antiheroes. Through the years vetsploitation films managed to grow and evolve. Take a look at 10 of the B-list and better relics from that era of badass and beleaguered vets, a retro starter list to watch over the long Memorial Day Weekend....