Comments on: Steven Coogan Talks ‘Philomena,’ Why Kyle Smith’s NY Post Review Was “Stupid” & Taking ‘The Trip To Italy’

By: Ken Puck

Ken Puck — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:26:21 +0000

Absolutely love Steve Coogan. "The Trip" was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen…I was gasping for air. He is just amazing!

But I'm a Republican and a HUGE Kyle Smith fan, so I won't be spending money to see "Philomena." Republicans and Christians take quite a beating from Hollywood, yet they're the backbone of America. Don't need yet another movie using them for pincushions.

Sorry, Steve. Catch you next time.

By: Northern Star

Northern Star — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:26:21 +0000

Coogan's assertion that "right wing American fundamentalist Bible bashing creationists" and the Taliban being "one and the same thing" is EXACTLY the sort of outright ignorance he claims to abhore… how many people have the Taliban murdered, mutilated, and massacred since 1996 (and that's not even counting their alliance with al-Qaeda)… how many people has the American stereotype he described killed? The former is in the TENS OF THOUSANDS whilst the latter is around ZERO! Grow up Coogan and stick to what you know about…

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:26:21 +0000

Obviously the Catholic Church isn't free of sin, but it's probably the least offensive major institution in human history, and has done some pretty great things too

By: Lucifer

Lucifer — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:26:21 +0000

Excellent piece. I am really looking forward to seeing this movie. I'm not sure what Kyle Smith's problem is – a combination of jealousy and a deeply mired myopia when it comes to acknowledging the sins of the Catholic Church perhaps?

I grew up Catholic and the "saintly" nuns used to try to drum it into us in Primary school that all Protestants would burn in hell! Also it was suggested that we could identify "undercover" Protestants by having them show us their tongues, as Jesus would have left a black mark on them! I kid you not, and this was in the early 1970s…

The Butcher Boy was an excellent film. I loved the book and the movie did not let it down in any way. The Magdalen and other movies were, in my view, equally well done.