For those that don't know, Ben Shapiro's produced movies that weren't explicitly branded as being under The Daily Wire, including one starring Thomas Jane and Radha Mitchell.

Dallas Sonnier-- the same person who produced all three of Craig S Zahler's movies-- is behind the Daily Wire's push into cinema. Zahler is being touted by some outlets as a model right-wing film maker, but he has kept his mouth shut on the matter. Reading between the lines that he has no issues casting problematic talent, and wrote a movie with near-caricatures of Native Americans, it wouldn't surprise me what his political leanings are.

(..also worldofreel/Jordan Ruimy has a bit of a sordid history when it comes to being a credible source 1, 2, and 3)

[–] realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My only familiarity with Daily Wire films are Run Hide Fight and Matt Walsh's mocumentary films.

Run Hide Fight was pretty well done, if a little bland. It's basically Die Hard in a high school. However, it's important to note that the Daily Wire had nothing to do with the film's production, they only bought the rights to it and then distributed it.

Matt Walsh's mocumentaries were fairly funny, although I do think that Am I Racist would have benefitted a lot by treating its subject more seriously, like What Is A Woman did.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

sure, but "Executive Producer" is not a small title/amount of investment. it's not like it was independently-financed and then picked up like Angel studios/network does with their movies.

...also, "funny" in like a this-is-so-fucking-stupid way, right?

i've seen enough of Walsh's opinions from social media I ain't giving him an iota of my money or voluntary attention.

[–] realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city 1 points 1 month ago

No. Well, maybe a little, there were some gags in Am I Racist that really didn't work for me.

Anyways, if you don't like Matt Walsh or are anywhere on the left, you aren't going to like Matt Walsh's movies and I wouldn't recommend them to you.