Contributor: Where did all the feel-good movies go?
There was a time when Hollywood knew how to make audiences feel joy, leaving us feeling lighter when we left…
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Joe Ely, Texas country-rock legend and collaborator with The Clash and Bruce Springsteen, dies at 78
Joe Ely, singer-songwriter and key figure in the Texas progressive country-rock scene, has died. He was 78 years old. According…
Review of 'La Grazia': Sorrentino and Servillo address the last months of a president
We should thank filmmakers who have a special artistic relationship with an actor: Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Martin Scorsese…
How to have the best Sunday in Los Angeles, according to Aparna Nancherla
An exciting Sunday for Aparna Nancherla is a Sunday without much excitement. “My cortisol goes up without anything happening, so…
The 25 best albums of 2025
Stacking, stripping, looking back, moving forward: musicians found all sorts of uses for the album format this year, long after…
Column: The journalist who fell in love with Kennedy's married scion and ruined her career
It can be fun to read about self-destructive behavior when the protagonists are handsome, famous, or powerful. In the fall…
My 'situation' left me in emotional pain that was unreal
I still remember the month and year when our eyes met for the first time. It was June 2019, at…
James Van Der Beek is 'on the mend' amid cancer battle, wife says
There goes the hero of West Canaan High School. “Varsity Blues” actor James Van Der Beek donned a family uniform…
Review of 'The Great Escaper': a moving story with Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson
The last film by the late Glenda Jackson and, if she keeps her word, Michael Caine, “The Great Escaper” arrived…
Destin Conrad on life on tour, his jazz album and more
Destin Conrad didn't expect to release a jazz project so early in his career, let alone just a few months…