Finally, a version of Merrily We Roll Along that works
Director Maria Friedman has harnessed revelatory performances from her three leads to create a theatrical masterpiece
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Sunday
Friday
Masters of the Air is an old-fashioned TV masterpiece
It’s one of the best shows since Better Call Saul ended
Thursday
One-on-one with Broadway powerhouse Betsy Aidem
‘Things that upset you are fuel to take you through a story’
Monday
A Best Stunts Oscar is long overdue
After a century of amazing stunt filmmaking, stunt actors remain unsung
Oppenheimer and Poor Things clean up at the Oscars
Christopher Nolan, Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy all secured their first Academy Awards
Friday
Predictions for the 2024 Oscars
2023 was the best year for film in more than a decade
Monday
Why we hope something will go wrong at the Oscars
A look back at other snafus, which are richly celebrated
Sunday
Dune: Part Two and Paul’s struggle
The young Atreides is horrified by what becoming the Fremen messiah will mean
Thursday
Shōgun will be your new favorite show
It’s epic, exciting, hideously violent in places — and above all, it makes you want to carry on watching
Monday
Bob Marley: One Love and the surefire success of music biopics
They provide the unmissable opportunity for an up-and-coming actor to become a star
Thursday
The loss of Joss Whedon
Even post-cancellation, we still live in the pop culture universe the screenwriter created
Dita Von Teese, the once and forever burlesque star
‘I feel I’ve been rewarded for following my own path,’ she reflects, ‘and for taking the road less traveled’
Spring’s hottest theatrical openings on Broadway
For theater aficionados, there is hope
The divine Dalí and his ‘Christ’
In his imperfect, weird way, the artist was trying to understand something so deeply beautiful in itself, mere created beings cannot fully grasp it
Monday
The Super Bowl trailers bode for a poor year of cinema
Half these films will flop — and most of the rest will underperform
Monday
Duets, arrests, comebacks and snubs: inside the 2024 Grammys
Killer Mike, who won three awards, was led away from the arena in handcuffs
Friday
The Last Dinner Party’s Prelude to Ecstasy fizzes with wit and invention
This wholly distinctive album justifies the hype
Monday
Predicting the best films and TV of 2024
What will flop and what will be box-office gold?
Has Barbie been snubbed at the Oscars?
The wisdom, or otherwise, of the snub reminds us it is an impossibility to please all of the people all of the time
Tuesday
Oscar nominations 2024: Oppenheimer dominates
It’s hard to remember when there was such a good clutch of intelligent, adult-oriented films being recognized
