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Column: TV show cancellations are frustrating — but nothing new
“The current model is unsustainable. It’s profit over art,” a frustrated viewer wrote on social media. The disappointment is palpable, but TV has always been profit over art.
‘Only Murders in the Building’ review: Hollywood comes calling in Season 4
The podcasting, murder-solving trio attempts to find out who killed Charles’ stunt double Sazz and a Hollywood studio wants to make a movie adaptation of their podcast.
TV for fall 2024: Our top 20 shows coming down the pike, including a hospital comedy from creator of ‘Superstore’
With a presidential election on the horizon, we’re all in need of entertaining diversions. Here's a list of what to look for in the next few months.
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‘Fifteen-Love’ review: A he said-she said thriller set in the world of professional tennis
A precocious British tennis phenom accuses her coach, played by "Poldark's" Aidan Turner, of coercing her into a sexual relationship.
‘Bad Monkey’ review: Comedic crime caper stars Vince Vaughn as a motormouth detective
Vince Vaughn plays police detective demoted to restaurant inspector in the Florida Keys, a lone ranger type who might show up in the novels of Thomas Pynchon or Elmore Leonard.
‘Mr. Throwback’ review: The NBA’s Steph Curry stars in this mockumentary about hangers-on
Adam Pally plays a sports memorabilia dealer named Danny in need of money, so he seeks out his childhood friend-turned-NBA star Steph Curry.
Column: The highlights and lowlights of watching the Olympics so far
We’re more than midway through the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and the games have been full of drama, both good and bad. Here’s a look from a TV critic’s...
Column: The allure of DVDs over streaming
Selecting a movie to watch via streaming doesn't come with the same anticipatory thrills that once accompanied browsing a video store's shelves or buying physical media. Why?
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‘Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes’ review: Newly discovered tapes from 1964 paint a riveting picture
Like HBO’s recent “Faye,” about Faye Dunaway, this is a celebrity documentary about another movie star, Elizabeth Taylor, that goes beyond hagiography
Column: Do movies have a message? (They do, whether studios like it or not)
The director of "Twisters" says no one in the movie says the words "climate change" because he doesn't think "films are meant to be message-oriented.”