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Romance Burns With a Rocket’s Red Glare
Trailers make “Fly Me to the Moon” look cute at best, when in fact it’s quite clever: a smarter-than-it-sounds, space-age sparring match of the Rock Hudson/Doris Day variety, in which the…
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Mike Heslin Dead: ‘Lioness’ Actor Was 30
Mike Heslin, an actor who appeared in the series “Lioness” and in the TV movie “The Holiday Proposal Plan,” died July 2. His husband announced his death on Instagram, writing that the cause was a…
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‘Banzo’ Brings the Deadly Heartbreak of Colonialism to the Screen
Margarida Cardoso’s “Banzo,” which plays in the main competition section of Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week, is a deeply evocative consideration of the literal heartbreak of colonialism in…
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A Bittersweet Dutch Father-Son Study
If Alexander Payne’s home discomforts weren’t Nebraskan but instead the soft climate and flat sidewalks of Rotterdam — if his name were Alexander Peijn, perhaps — his films might turn out a…
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Lawrence Rothman on Genre Fluidity, Gender Fluidity and Americana Move
Lawrence Rothman has been knocking around the music scene for two decades, but not until this year would anyone have likely pegged them as primarily an Americana artist. The L.A.-based performer…
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Cardi B Accused of Infringement by Producers Over ‘Enough (Miami)’
Cardi B has been sued by a pair of producers for copyright infringement. Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, who also go by Kemika1956, claim Cardi stole the beat used in their song!-->…
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Day One’ Director Explains Ending, Sequel Plans
SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot points from “A Quiet Place: Day One,” now playing in theaters.
“A Quiet Place: Day One” is filled with tense silence, brutal kills and a moving…
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Not All Indie Family Dramedies Are Alike
“All happy families are alike,” claims the immortal first sentence of Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina”; “each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” And while jaded viewers may opine that all…
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Biden’s ABC Interview Was a Necessary But Botched Opportunity
President Joe Biden still has an easy and telegenic smile. And, for a flickering moment in his interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos — aired as a 30-minute special Friday night after…
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‘The Bear’ and ‘Axel F’ Drive Holiday Week Streaming Viewing
FX’s “The Bear” served up more than 1.2 billion minutes watched during its first full week in release on Hulu while Eddie Murphy’s return to form in Netflix’s “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” grabbed…
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