‘Expert of Subtle Revisions’ review: History, language aren’t neutral
Book Review The Expert of Subtle Revisions By Kirsten Menger-AndersonCrown: 256 pages, $28If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a…
Review: ASAP Rocky returns to stage at Rolling Loud California
As usual, ASAP Rocky made a memorable entrance on Saturday night.Wearing dark sunglasses, walnut-sized diamond earrings and a T-shirt with a bulletproof vest printed on…
Canada to review purchase of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets
TORONTO — Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked Defense Minister Bill Blair to review the purchase of America’s F-35 fighter jet to see whether there…
Review: The SoCal return of the storied Vienna Philharmonic
It had been a decade and a year since the Vienna Philharmonic came our way to remind us how, for this storied ensemble of like-minded…
‘Eephus’ review: One day of baseball in all its fading glory
Weekend warriors on their beloved Massachusetts field of battle, fighting a setting sun, form the warmly gruff, jersey-clad roster of “Eephus,” Carson Lund’s appealing beer…
‘Black Bag’ review: Blanchett and Fassbender play spy games
“Black Bag” contains one of Steven Soderbergh’s most fantastical characters: a monogamous spy. It’s a pretty good thriller about a virtuous British agent named George…
‘Novocaine’ review: Jack Quaid in weightless action-comedy
The unwieldy action rom-com “Novocaine” makes a convincing argument that its lead, Jack Quaid, can do it all: woo the girl, shoot the goon and…
‘Dope Thief’ review: Brian Tyree Henry is one reason to watch
In “Dope Thief,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+, old friends Ray (Brian Tyree Henry) and Manny (Wagner Moura) are running a scam in which, dressed…
Review: ‘Red Scare’ author lets the past teach us about the present
Book Review Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America By Clay RisenScribner: 480 pages, $31If you buy books linked on our site,…
Review: Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran deliver ‘Streetcar’ for the ages
New York — Theater lovers undaunted by astronomical ticket prices are flocking to the Brooklyn Academy of Music‘s Harvey Theater to see Paul Mescal as Stanley Kowalski…
‘Oh My God … Yes!’ review: Adult Swim lands in future South L.A.
Set in South L.A. somewhere in the not too near future, “Oh My God ... Yes!” — subtitled not without reason “A Series of Extremely…
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ review: African stunner about abuse
What’s the right way to grieve when the act won’t forgive a crime? In Rungano Nyoni’s entrancing, moody family drama “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,”…
‘Deli Boys’ review: A quirky, smartly written crime comedy
In “Deli Boys,” a surprisingly sweet, deceptively subtle comedy of violence and panic premiering Thursday on Hulu, Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh play Pakistani American…
Review: Conan O’Brien navigates Oscars through song, dance and awards
Another year, another Oscars, 97th in a series, presented live from the Dolby Theatre, on the former site of the Hollywood Hotel, structurally indistinguishable from…
Review: ’44,’ a musical satire about Barack Obama, returns to L.A.
“44 the Musical,” an affectionate spoof of the Barack Obama White House years, had its premiere at the Bourbon Room Hollywood in 2022. The show…
‘The Accidental Getaway Driver’ review: O.C. crime, dramatized
Inspired by a 2016 true-crime story, Sing L. Lee’s strong debut “The Accidental Getaway Driver” is a human-sized thriller set across several blue-black nights off…
‘Running Point’ review: This comedy is ‘Ted Lasso’ meets ‘Succession’
Created by Mindy Kaling, with her “Mindy Project” co-star Ike Barinholtz and producer David Stassen, “Running Point,” which premieres Thursday on Netflix, is an adorable…
iPhone 16e review – I’ve secretly tested Apple’s cheapest mobile and I love the new button but that’s not the best bit
APPLE is trying to tempt you with its thrifty new iPhone 16e – and I’ve already had a go.I’ve spent about a week testing the…
‘The Monkey’ review: ‘Longlegs’ director goes gory, cartoonish
Can a horror movie itself suffer from nervous fright? That’s the only explanation for the numbing lack of thrills or chills or dread in Osgood…
2024 in review, from an armchair in New York
From the North-EastA roar sounds and a tumult arisesSwelling onto the black earth of the EastThis ragtag bandGreen Aloyshas barely budded, wrested with a yawn…