The tension and titillation keep the film interesting enough. The ending isn’t as much of a trainwreck as other erotic thrillers, but I’m sure the intention here is to make it more realistic. The ...

A new year beckons new resolutions. At the risk of sounding like a stubborn old relic who resists change, I resolve to have ...

About 45 minutes into A Complete Unknown, Joan Baez tells Bob Dylan he’s “kind of an asshole.” As the scene plays, I suspect ...

Amid a plethora of end-of-the-year best books lists, some noteworthy titles inevitably fall under the radar. The following is ...

Rarely do I go through a year without discovering at least one new film that I consider perfect enough to merit four stars. Alas, 2024 is one of them. In fairness, I have not seen everything (who can?

It's no secret that as travelers become increasingly conscious of their environmental impact, destinations have scrambled to burnish their eco-credentials. But here's something you might not know: ...

Any movie split into multiple parts begs the questions: Can it be fairly rated as an individual work? Which part is most worthy of attention? Is it really a “movie” or theatrical miniseries?

While the spectacle of the arena scenes is entertaining, there are several moments when the CG effects are distracting due to their unconvincing nature. Beyond the spectacle of combat is the story of ...

Jacobsen doesn’t flinch from detailing the horrors and devastation of thermonuclear Armageddon. It takes a strong stomach to work your way through her account, but readers will come away with a keener ...

Readers are unlikely to come upon another book on this topic that so thoroughly explores its checkered past and describes in such detail the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that ushered in what we now ...