January 2, 2020

You Will Soon Know These Names: Taylor Russell and Jodie Turner-Smith

Two young black women face futures made precarious by sudden violence wrought by men in their lives. One is a shy Florida high schooler struggling to […]
January 1, 2020

Reading ‘Us’ Through Its T-shirts

You could watch Jordan Peele’s “Us” a dozen times and still not catch all of the symbolism, references and ideas tucked in it. Yes, scissors are […]
December 22, 2019

Lights. Camera. Senior Center?

CULVER CITY, Calif. — A speeding Ford Fiesta passed the Sony Pictures gate and swerved into a parking lot across the street. It was 1:07 p.m. […]
December 20, 2019

Critics’ Claws Are Out for ‘Cats’: A Roundup of Reviews

When the first “Cats” trailer dropped in July, the internet convulsed with revulsion and awe. People were unprepared for the digital fur technology that was unleashed […]
November 8, 2019

Emma Thompson Can’t Live Without Hannah Gadsby and Potato Scones

Emma Thompson, double Oscar winner (“Howards End” for acting, “Sense and Sensibility” for writing), environmental activist and dame (anointed in vegan sneakers), is frank: She admits […]
October 25, 2019

‘Moonlight’ Unlocked the Door. Naomie Harris Charged Through It.

Naomie Harris often says her breakout role was in the 2003 post-apocalyptic thriller “28 Days Later” with Cillian Murphy, but that is not exactly true. Because […]
October 17, 2019

Jack Quaid Loves a Haunted House

LOS ANGELES — Jack Quaid is that guy — we all know someone like him — who convinces you that the haunted house will be fun. […]
October 11, 2019

Elizabeth Olsen on Grief, the Scarlet Witch and Her Next Life

One weekend about four years ago, Elizabeth Olsen found herself in the enviable position of having a pile of scripts to read. Just barely into her […]
October 4, 2019

Natalie Portman Shoots for the Stars and Loses Her Mind

As a kid with a precocious mind for science — she made it to the Intel competition semifinals in high school, after all — Natalie Portman […]
September 29, 2019

Finn Wittrock of ‘Judy’ Visits His Old Juilliard Haunts

Finn Wittrock stood outside Francesco’s, a hole-in-the-wall pizza joint on the corner of Columbus Avenue and West 69th Street, and peered forlornly through the window. A […]