I'm watching one of Denzel Washington's 52 movies every week this year, and I'm starting with his controversial first film, ...

One of the most controversial WW2 movies of the 21st century, Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge, is heading to a new streaming home ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Controversy in art and cinema reveals society’s boundaries, exposing the pressure points where cultural comfort meets disruptive truth. Films that generate genuine outrage achieve something more ...

Today marks 51 years since one of the most controversial and influential horror films, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, first premiered in Austin, Texas, on October 1, 1974. Directed by Tobe Hooper, the ...

Sometimes, it's a good film with contentious content. Other times, it's a terrible film that tries and fails to be transgressive. One thing is certain: When a film stirs up controversy, it's quite a ...

What makes a film controversial spans diverse factors beyond simple obscenity or violence, encompassing social taboos around race and sexuality, political themes that threaten power structures, ...