When a former member of an elite tactical unit swoops in on the enemy in this Netflix film, the effect is more ridiculous than climactic — our hero’s on a dorky paraglider, and the move lands as inadvertent comedy rather than pulse-pounding thriller. “Ad Vitam” was already on the ropes, and that scene is the … Read more
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now. Very Important Presidents Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral was held on Thursday, with President Biden, President-elect Donald J. … Read more
Josh White Jr., who began his long career at age 4 performing alongside his father, the famed blues singer and guitarist Josh White, before carving out his own identity in the 1960s folk revival based in Greenwich Village, died on Dec. 28 at his home in Rochester, Mich., one day after announcing his retirement. He … Read more
Also snubbed was Coralie Fargeat of “The Substance” and other female filmmakers, though Payal Kapadia and Megan Park are up for best first feature. Source link
Ask people why American culture is going down the tubes, and the culprits might be partisanship, declining trust in institutions, empty calorie entertainment. Or maybe the answer is an episode of “The Jerry Springer Show” from October 1997. That’s when “Springer,” a daytime talk show that reached around eight million daily viewers at its peak, … Read more
The musical brought out some of the finest work from both: wit, bite and heartbreak in the libretto, and infectious melodies, cinematic underscoring and operatic sophistication in the score. Each decade of the story is indicated through musical signposts like spirituals and parlor songs in the 19th century, and an interpolation of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody … Read more
Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man” Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” Eddie Redmayne, “The Day of the Jackal Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shogun Actress in a Drama Series Kathy Bates, “Matlock” Nicola Coughlan, “Bridgerton” Allison Janney, “The Diplomat” Keri Russell, “The Diplomat” Anna Sawai, “Shogun” Actor in a Comedy Series Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This” Ted Danson, “A Man … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager, who became one of the most influential figures in publishing when she launched a book club on the “Today” show nearly six years ago, said on Wednesday that she now plans to do more than just recommend books: She’s going to publish them. Hager announced she is starting her own publishing venture … Read more
On Nov. 6, the day after the presidential election, the artist Hank Willis Thomas was at his studio in Brooklyn. His production assistants were poring over tables strewed with blobby red white and blue silk-screen prints of the words “Fragile/ Democracy / Handle With Care” in capital letters. The design is one of Thomas’s many … Read more
The older woman has been very busy lately. By “older woman,” I am referring to the cinematic figure who is defined by her sexual and romantic relationships with younger men. Depending on your own age, you may know her as the “cougar,” the “Mrs. Robinson,” or the joke about “your mom.” Now she is the … Read more