The main cast all put in good performances, with John Cena, Danielle Brooks, and Freddie Stroma standing head and shoulders ...

As this fight escalated, the conflict became about more than contraception or abortion. It revealed Americans’ views about ...

Drum accoutrements pile up: a digital metronome was only the first purchase. There have been new drumheads, drum keys, drum-related tee shirts (Tama, Slingerland, etc.), music books, ear protection, ...

The same MAGA audience that tuned out of late-night TV a decade ago did not do so for South Park. The creators are making the most of it by airing out their grievances with President Trump, in a form ...

It’s fitting that Paul Thomas Anderson’s 10th film, One Battle After Another, serves, if not as an endpoint, then as an evolution of his impressive decades of work. That his vision delivers is hardly ...

Many actors have said they love their career, “but what I really want to do is direct.” It’s a movie-colony cliché on par with stars moving to Montana “because Hollywood is so phony.” Ninety-four-year ...

A new twist on an old premise for a movie can go a long way, and The Vile – directed by Majid Al-Ansari -- is evidence of that. The cultural flavorings in this thriller help elevate the plot as it ...

Over the course of a long career, British author Ian McEwan has forayed into a variety of literary genres. These range from historical fiction (Atonement) and espionage (The Innocent and Sweet Tooth) ...

An uncomfortable truth: Somewhere between “text me when you get home” and “I’m honoring my bandwidth this weekend,” friendship became an assigned action item. We used to measure closeness by who ...

“We’re The Cuticles,” shouts Travis Dent, the band’s lead singer-guitarist, from the stage of a second-rate nightclub in a third-rate town. Moments later, he forgets the lyrics and chords to their ...

Standing in the midmorning line with my timed-entry ticket to the Frick Collection, I was struck by a certain buzz -- a frisson of anticipation was palpable. It couldn’t simply be the chance to view ...