'The Changeling' tells an eerie baby story that moves at too much of a crawl
Eerie, gothic and gradually a little too weird for its own good, "The Changeling" lays out what feels like a modern-day Grimm's fairy tale, set in and around the strange land of New York.
2023-09-08 20:57
'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' takes aim with a crossbow-armed American in Paris
Although the final episode aired 10 months ago, "The Walking Dead" was too valuable a commodity for AMC to let the franchise actually die. Instead, the network has splintered off various limbs under that banner, with "Dead City" now followed by "Daryl Dixon," a slightly undernourished showcase for one of its best characters that could be subtitled "A Crossbow-Wielding American in Paris."
2023-09-08 20:53
'The Nun II' conjures enough spooky scares to become a habit
When it comes to horror, there's really no substitute for atmosphere, and the murky doorways and long dark hallways that come with old European buildings in the 1950s. Enter "The Nun II," a slick if familiar addition to the very fertile "Conjuring" universe that, by deftly expanding on the 2018 hit, appears destined to become another cinematic habit.
2023-09-08 06:27
'Secrets of Penthouse' unfolds the rise and fall of Bob Guccione's porn empire
Having carved out a niche in vaguely sleazy "Secrets of" docuseries beginning with Hugh Hefner and Playboy, A&E finds an ideal and perhaps inevitable playground for the franchise with "Secrets of Penthouse," which basically serves as a four-part biography of the magazine's founder, Bob Guccione. As trashy as one might expect, it's also a rise-and-fall story, told heavily through Guccione's children, about an empire built and lost.
2023-09-05 07:25
Fall movie preview: Angels, demons, trolls, rom-coms... and Taylor Swift
Traditionally, the doldrums of late summer give way to a mix of heady and prestige titles at the box office each autumn, as studios begin rolling out what they hope to be award-worthy contenders that also are popular enough to get people in theaters and make some actual money.
2023-09-04 22:57
Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr and the Irish hate speech row
Ireland's first Hate Speech Bill is causing serious debate at home and abroad.
2023-09-02 13:50
'The Equalizer 3' reloads Denzel Washington as the McCall to call in a pinch
Although the comparison doesn't set the bar terribly high, "The Equalizer 3" might be the best in this Denzel Washington film series, not by honoring its TV roots but rather embracing an old western formula -- specifically, "Shane." The "final chapter" thus carries a bit more dramatic heft, while still offering plenty of, um, equalizing to satisfy those hungry for it.
2023-09-01 21:18
'Choose Love' gives the rom-com a strained interactive twist
Young-adult romance would seem like a fertile genre for Netflix's periodic adventures in interactivity, allowing viewers to make decisions for the protagonist and even select the guy they'd like to see her pick. Yet "Choose Love" strains the storytelling to fit the gimmick, in a special that does its central character no favors by making her race through the trio of suitors suddenly in her life.
2023-09-01 00:17
What to expect from Friday's jobs report: Steady, but slower, growth
Last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics delivered a jobs report that only Baby Bear could offer: not too hot, not too cold, but just right.
2023-08-31 19:53
US health department recommends looser restrictions on cannabis
The US health department has called on drug enforcement officials to reclassify cannabis as lower risk.
2023-08-31 10:22
Prince Harry uses his celebrity to champion 'Heart of Invictus'
There is a small strata of Hollywood deal-making where who's behind a project -- and with whom the programmer gets to align itself -- carries more weight than the specifics. That would seem to define Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry's producing arrangement with Netflix, which bears fruit this week with "Heart of Invictus," a docuseries about the games devoted to wounded, ill and injured veterans.
2023-08-30 21:45
US Open provides the scene for the latest chapter in rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz
The stage is set for another epic showdown between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open which starts on Monday.
2023-08-28 12:23