Watching the four episodes that comprise the documentary ALLEN V. FARROW is a wrenching experience, offering a searing indictment not only of Allen, but also the society, media and investigative agencies that allowed him to evade punishment for possible crimes. Allen and his enablers understood the cultural landscape that existed at that time and that […]

When the child abuse allegations against Woody Allen first came out, we (Amy & Devi) lived in an illegal sublet on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, just around the corner from Elaine’s, long since defunct, but once Allen’s favorite restaurant. Both fans of the director, we were mortified and disgusted to learn he’d left […]

The 93rd Academy Awards are nigh, and while we here at BTB were pleased to see the Best Director nominees include two deserving women and an Asian-American male alongside the usual requisite White guys, we were disappointed to see one of said White guys was David Fincher who, for the movie MANK, opted to cast […]