Claire Messud combines truth and fiction in the story of her French Algerian family
Book Review The strange and eventful story: a novel By Claire MessudWW Norton & Company: 448 pages, $29.99If you buy…
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Two studies find an increase in mental health portrayals on television
We know that television has the power to change mentalities on political and social issues. But what if you could…
The Ladder by Hatch Escapes is redefining the escape room
Word spread that there was a whistleblower who wanted to meet. The company was suspicious, but this was the first…
Review: Ralph Fiennes, an older Macbeth, generates sympathy for a murderer
“Macbeth” is riddled with casualties, and not just on the fictional battlefield. The tragedy has destroyed a battalion of the…
'Drive My Car' director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi finds a new lane
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi has never had an affinity for the outdoors. “I didn't really have a relationship with nature growing up,”…
'The Fall Guy' Review: What's a Stuntman to Do? Get it off
I must confess that before watching the crowd-pleasing “The Fall Guy,” I had no idea that the film takes its…
'The Phantom Menace' paved the way forward, but it took time
May 19, 1999, in a galaxy not so far away… Enthusiasm for “Star Wars” is at an all-time high. The…
Review of 'The Tattoo Artist of Auschwitz': a love story and a story of the Holocaust
“This is a love story,” says Lali Sokolov (Harvey Keitel) at the beginning of “The Tattoo Artist of Auschwitz,” as…
'Sasquatch Sunset' Brother Directors Cut Their Own Indie Style
A family makes their way through a forest and finally stops to camp. They eat something, go to sleep, and…
Review of 'The Sympathizer': a moving story about friendship
What is more psychically exhausting, in fiction and I suppose in life, than the story of the double agent, the…