Drinking with Picasso
To mark the half-century since Picasso’s death, I invited two art experts to lunch at Els Quatre Gats
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Tuesday
Friday
Chris Rock’s wonderful way to make a living
‘They’re the OGs of racism. They’re the Sugarhill Gang of racism.’
Tuesday
65 is a better B-movie than it has any right to be
Once you commit to the outrageous setup, the film gets straight to the point
Monday
The first post-slap Oscars was a bit dull
Despite Jimmy Kimmel’s and Hugh Grant’s best efforts, this wasn’t a memorable affair
Tuesday
The Christian movie finally finds its niche
These films might not reach the Academy Awards, but they have an adoring fan base
Sunday
Russell Brand reminds John Heilemann he’s not one of the media cool kids
It didn’t go well for Mark Halperin’s former pal on Real Time With Bill Maher
Wednesday
A century of Bing Crosby
In the spring of 1923 in Spokane, Washington, you might have stumbled upon a young jug-eared drummer…
German patriotism collides with All Quiet on the Western Front
The popular film did not go over well in its home country
Everything Everywhere All at Once might not be complex enough
The Oscars contender is a philosophically interesting film — but it fails in form and quantum theory
Monday
The magnetism of His Dark Materials
Pullman’s color palette is of vibrant grays. He rejects absolute goods and evils
Greg Lansky: the artist with a scandalous past
As an adult film magnate, he profited off the broken aspects of our society for years
Mary Blair, doyenne of Disneyland
To preserve an outsider artist such as her, you have to preserve the messy reality of life
& Juliet and Titanique: two newly minted cult classics
Let me tell you a secret: the theater world still adores Shakespeare, even in 2023
Sunday
Woody Harrelson trolls the authoritarian left on SNL
Scandalized critics are branding him an ‘anti-vaxxer’
Friday
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is Marvel losing the plot
There’s no time for sophisticated themes and literary allusions any more — it’s all about CGI
Sunday
Roseanne is trapped in her own cancellation
What happened to the original?
Friday
The glorious rise of the superhero anti-vaxxer
What happens when big-name actors veer off-script? Sit back and enjoy the chaos
Thursday
Behind bars: should rap lyrics be used as evidence in court?
Young Thug and Gunna don’t want their own words to be used against them
Knock at the Cabin is a better-than-average Shyamalan film
It packs an emotional wallop, though its religious motifs leave something to be desired
Tuesday
Turn Every Page is an engaging film about how news used to work
It chronicles the collaboration between our nation’s finest historian and his editor
