Essay: What ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ can teach us about surviving fascism
When “Kiss of the Spider Woman” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, it was in the shadow of President Trump’s return to office. Just days earlier, Trump had…
‘Bugonia’ review: Emma Stone beguiles in alien-abduction comedy
Most modern stars fit a prototype. Clark Gable begat George Clooney, Robert Redford passed a torch to Brad Pitt, Katharine Hepburn paved the way for Cate Blanchett. But Emma Stone…
‘Stranger Things’ finale coming to theaters in latest Netflix experiment
Netflix said Thursday that the final episode of its hit series “Stranger Things” will be shown in select movie theaters and released on Netflix at the same time on New…
What the world needs now is — another Tupac book?
It was an odd pitch. For nearly 30 years, veteran journalist and author Jeff Pearlman had made his bones as a respected sportswriter with a stacked resume that included seven…
Judd Apatow on working too much, TV cancellations, ‘Comedy Nerd’ book
On the Shelf Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures By Judd ApatowRandom House: 576 pages, $50 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may…
Six Flags is struggling. Why NFL’s Travis Kelce is joining investors to make changes
Struggling theme park operator Six Flags came under more pressure this week, as Kansas City Chiefs football player Travis Kelce joined an activist investor group’s effort to push for the…
Former NBC4 weatherman Fritz Coleman celebrates second year of residency
Don’t tell Fritz Coleman it’s no fun getting old. Coleman spent almost four decades as NBC4’s whimsical weatherman, a key player in what was arguably the most veteran broadcast news…
How Pablo González Vargas and Mayan Warrior lived to fight another Burning Man
It’s a bustling predawn morning in Black Rock City. Darkness clings to the sky as thousands of bikers zoom across a dusty alkaline flat in search of a sunrise set,…
John Carpenter is long overdue for praise. He’s happy to play the hits
John Carpenter has this one recurring nightmare. “I’m in a huge, massive town I don’t really know,” he says, “and I’m looking for the movie district. And inevitably all the…
In 'Shelby Oaks,' all the clichés are sprayed with the subtlety of a T-shirt gun
First-time feature filmmaker Chris Stuckmann, a YouTube film critic and horror fan, makes a game attempt at brewing his own dread, in a style that’s too studious. Source link