'The Fall of the House of Usher' builds an eerie update on Edgar Allan Poe's foundation
Ambitious, intriguing and ultimately a trifle confounding, "The Fall of the House of Usher" represents Mike Flanagan's latest macabre series for Netflix, this time taking a page from Roger Corman by adapting (even more loosely) the works of Edgar Allan Poe. English majors should get a kick from the names and titles, but the emphasis on excess detracts from a limited series worth watching upon a midnight dreary but that doesn't deserve to be loved.
2023-10-13 05:51
'Frasier' reenters the building in a new venue, but following the same old script
Between "Cheers" and "Frasier," Kelsey Grammer spent more than two decades playing the erudite if pompous character, with the latter representing one of the rare spinoff series that matches the original, during happier times for network TV. He's back in a show that engineers such an obvious trick one needn't be a psychologist to recognize it, or conclude Frasier should have been left happily retired.
2023-10-13 04:17
Prosecutors' star witness is getting ready to testify against Sam Bankman-Fried
Caroline Ellison, the 28-year-old star witness in one of the most closely watched fraud trials in US history, is expected to take the stand as soon as Tuesday to offer rare insight into the collapse last year of a multibillion-dollar crypto empire.
2023-10-11 00:25
'Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover' marks a chaotic year since the billionaire made X his spot
Frontline provides a longform examination with "Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover," an evenhanded account of the impetuous billionaire's misguided foray into another business frontier.
2023-10-10 22:20
Soccer-Lack of consistency and concentration costing Man Utd, says Ten Hag
Manchester United's poor start to the season can be attributed to a lack of consistency throughout the 90
2023-10-06 22:28
'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial' makes the case for William Friedkin's final film
Mounted as the filmed version of a stage play, "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" has more in common with "A Few Good Men" than the 1954 movie starring Humphrey Bogart, and might be as notable for its credit list as this sturdy but unspectacular production -- marking, as it does, the final film from director William Friedkin as well as co-star Lance Reddick, both of whom died earlier this year.
2023-10-06 21:47
Like 'Squid Game,' 'Bargain' trades on the life-is-cheap edge of South Korean drama
The unexpected success of "Squid Game" gave a green light to bringing more South Korean dramas to the US, with Paramount establishing a partnership with Seoul-based CJ ENM to do so. The latest fruit of that relationship, "Bargain," isn't as compulsively watchable as "Squid Game" but echoes it in one key respect, darkly reflecting a society where life is cheap, and the class divide can be fatal.
2023-10-06 21:45
What to expect from Friday's jobs report
This time last week, the prospects seemed to be growing dimmer that the September jobs report would land this Friday as planned.
2023-10-05 19:51
Soccer-Stones and Bernardo back for City's trip to Leipzig
Manchester City have welcomed back John Stones and Bernardo Silva from injury as they prepare to take on
2023-10-03 23:51
'Gen V' spins off 'The Boys' into a dark mystery about superheroes in training
After three superbly savage seasons, "The Boys" has graduated to the spinoffs stage, first with the animated shorts "Diabolical" and now "Gen V," a supes-in-college series that's every bit as nasty -- in mostly good ways -- as the flagship series. Cleverly drafting off the anchor show, this coming-of-age superhero satire in some ways feels like what "The New Mutants" should have been.
2023-09-29 20:49
Tesla's deliveries expected to fall on plant shutdowns, soft demand
By Aditya Soni Tesla may miss estimates for third-quarter deliveries due to planned factory shutdowns and soft demand
2023-09-29 18:29
Australian treasurer pushes back against criticism over RBA reform
SYDNEY Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Thursday criticism of proposed reforms to the central bank's policymaking board
2023-09-28 13:49