Despite its seemingly satirical title, director duo Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s latest film, “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” is best classified as a drama with hues of comedy. The film’s serious subject ...

I had expected that “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” was going to be a wacky comedy about the experiences of an embedded reporter during the war in the Afghanistan. The movie turned out to be something ...

The movie opens in theaters this weekend. — -- Tina Fey paid tribute to her late father Donald Fey in her upcoming film "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" by dedicating the movie to him. In "Whiskey Tango ...

Take Two speaks with war journalist Kim Barker on how her life covering Afghanistan inspired the new Tina Fey comedy Whiskey Tango FoxTrot. The new film Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is about a television ...

In 2002, Kim Barker was a television journalist in New York, covering unremarkable stories and living a monotonous life. When she was offered the chance to cover the war in Afghanistan, she jumped at ...

When comedians turn serious, audiences often object. Forgive the metaphor, but it’s not unlike an alcoholic whose co-dependent friends won’t let him quit drinking -- fans of comics INSIST they always ...

"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot": The film starts with an interesting idea. But the script by Robert Carlock, so loosely based on the book by Kim Barker that the comparisons are easy to miss, drones on to the ...

The title of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's strained dark comedy, in which the War in Afghanistan serves as the backdrop for an American woman's self-actualizing journey, is the military ...

When reporter Kim Barker's life needs something more, she decides to 'shake it all up' by taking an assignment in a war zone. There, in the midst of chaos, she finds the strength she never knew she ...

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