Celebrity Feuds Expose Entertainment’s Power Problem
Celebrity feuds reveal who has protection and who doesn’t. You’re an acclaimed actor. A legendary director calls your Oscar-nominated work “weak sauce” on a public podcast. You can defend yourself and look petty, or you can wait and see if anyone defends you. The gap between those two options measures your industry capital.

Paul Dano chose silence after Tarantino’s attack. The response came from elsewhere: directors who worked with him called it “an embarrassment. Industry support creates the safety net individual actors can’t build alone. The collective response to Tarantino’s comments established a new line. When power attacks publicly, the counter-response now happens immediately.

Topics: celebrity feuds, Hollywood power dynamics, Quentin Tarantino, streaming royalties, entertainment industry

Booze & Reviews: Desert Island Movies Meet Office Politics in Send Help
Desert island movies strip away everything except survival instinct. You help everyone at work with their projects. They promise you’ll get rewarded. The promotion goes to Bradley, the founder’s son who cares more about golf than business. You’re stuck on a trip to Thailand with him because you’re the only one who can close the deal. The plane goes down. Bradley has zero survival skills. You’ve watched every season of Survivor. The tables turn instantly.

The cocktails for this viewing: Desert Island (Malibu and Coke) and Gilligan’s Island (coconut vodka, peach schnapps, OJ, cranberry).

Topics: desert island movies, survival thrillers, Send Help, workplace power, Rachel McAdams films

GUEST: Richard Crouse | http://richardcrouse.ca

Originally aired on2026-01-29