'Rob Peace' review: softens the complexity of a true story
Statistics on Black social mobility don’t always do justice to what a person’s life looks like up close. That’s where…
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How 'Shogun' Cinematographer Sam McCurdy Helps Create a Visual Portrait
Cinematographer Sam McCurdy knew he was part of something special during his nearly yearlong stint on FX’s “Shōgun,” where he…
'Alien: Romulus' review: retro sequel leans into horror
The beauty of the “Alien” franchise is that it has always left room for distinctive filmmakers to play with their…
First time for Carol Burnett: Talking nonsense, with feeling
In a career that has spanned 70 years, Carol Burnett has been a talented comedian and singer on television, the…
Half Dome cables are not safe. Nothing in Yosemite is. Get over it.
August 13, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: I have climbed Half Dome 13 times, descending by cables…
When Trump's rally music is appropriated for all the wrong reasons
SOS. The ship is sinking. Send help. Was the Trump campaign signaling it would be saved when it played a…
The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics has a Hollywood ending
And so the two weeks in which I take an interest in athletics every four years have come to an…
Comment: Admit it. August in Los Angeles is the worst month
Here we are, in the middle of August in Los Angeles, and I'm here to say: this is horrible. You…
'Dance First' review: Gabriel Byrne plays Samuel Beckett
It would be hard to imagine a genre more antithetical to Samuel Beckett's modernist sensibility than the biopic. The Irish…
Opinion: Tempted to vote for Jed Bartlet in 2024? 'The West Wing' was always a fantasy
As another terribly consequential presidential election approaches, it’s hard not to fantasize about how things could be different. Imagine, for…