How Covid killed grown-up movies at the theater
Audiences may never leave their couches again — unless it’s for Spider-Man 7
The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.
Audiences may never leave their couches again — unless it’s for Spider-Man 7
Pheasants? ‘Dickory dock’? Here’s how a narrow slice of our history changed the holidays forever
In George Bailey, we see our own fathers, our own brothers and husbands and sons
No toleration for intolerance
Our writer gets grinchy about Love Actually and Elf
He’s one of our most talented actors, elevating even the most awful of scripts
Peter Jackson’s new movie shows fans everywhere would swoon, but maybe they should just let it be
The show reminds us of a time when men knew how to do more
Our greatest dramatist has died
He was an eccentric and a traditionalist
I can’t think of many other art shows that have been more heavily discussed than seen
A sit-down with Ellen shows she isn’t going anywhere, for better or for worse
Joan Mitchell was a female star of the Abstract Expressionist boys’ club
Amid the turbulence of modernism, British artists made art for themselves
Six and Chicken & Biscuits reviewed
It’s easy to see why Dior still rules the red carpet
For anyone looking for a stocking stuffer for the aficionado — or merely the lover — of good music, here it is
I tend to associate Christmas music with the records I received as gifts when I was a kid
The (initially glorious) franchise plods on and on and…
Heartbreak, drama and damn good songwriting
Will the next season suggest what many already believe about Princess Diana’s death?
The latest royal family biopic feels perfectly timed
The formula has run out of gas — and audiences seem to have had enough
A new period room at the Met shows the spirit of the times
Dune reviewed
The bête noire for liberals in Hollywood is back yet again
Dave Chappelle’s critics aren’t asking for censorship. They want reparations
Anti-capitalist artists like Barbara Kruger and Santiago Sierra are very skilled at making money from the capitalist machine
Lee Morgan was searching for a new musical path forward, following but not retreading the bebop era