The lamentable rise of VFX in horror films
CGI is no substitute for glue, tape and ketchup
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Wednesday
Once Upon a One More Time is pat, prepackaged feminism
Authorized by Spears herself, the show revamps the tale of Cinderella, weaving in Britney’s own repertoire of songs
The value — and worthlessness — of contemporary art
Should you spot a binder full of explanatory word salad at the entrance to an art exhibition, take it as a red flag
Is a Kevin Spacey comeback possible?
The actor is not going to disappear into the shadows quietly
Tuesday
Has the Taika Waititi backlash finally arrived?
Time for the very talented by increasingly one-note figure to take a sabbatical
Saturday
The Jimmy Fallon hit piece is flimsy
It’s viral because you don’t like him, not because its contents are all that bad
Friday
Plants meet Ebony G. Patterson’s sculptures at the New York Botanical Gardens
The Jamaican artist’s show continues to evolve as the plants do
Wednesday
Shane Gillis and the return of the dawgz
His work won out over all the obstacles the world threw at him
Tuesday
National Symphony Orchestra declared a ‘nut-free zone’
A visiting artist with an allergy means that peanuts, hazelnuts and nut oils are personae non grata
Monday
Tuesday
With The Killer, will David Fincher return to his former greatness?
The keepers of the Fincher flame have been disappointed in recent decades
Monday
What does Dune: Part Two’s postponement mean for the movies?
Audiences want to go and see films, but the writers’ strikes are denying them the chance
Everyone must watch this One America News rap song
A white rapper from South Florida is changing the game
Friday
Red, White & Royal Blue leaves you feeling infringed upon
Some part of it may live in my brain forever. That seems unjust
Monday
The rise of the comic murder mystery
The perfect comfort viewing in these rather more treacherous times
Friday
Apple’s foray into streaming
Apple TV+ will not be the next Netflix, and that is the whole point
Finding the warmth in Alfred Hitchcock’s filmography
When I look at the Hitchcock movies, I don’t see icy detachment. Instead what strikes me is their intimacy, gentleness and passion
Here Lies Love is too scared to be serious
The musical is like the disco ball that spins above its audience: beautiful but fractured. And, at its core, hollow
The death of Superman
How Hollywood killed the American hero
The demands and joys of contemporary art
Artist Alberto Guerrero’s career has been driven by a desire to look for what is behind everything that we perceive at present