Comedies make life more fun, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. As if we aren’t already…
‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ review: Family drama amid the Holocaust
My Ukrainian Jewish parents, grandparents and great-grandparents were comfortably ensconced in the Midwest when Hitler began persecuting the Jews; I have no familial connection to…
Martin Scorsese will produce a docudrama series for Fox Nation
Martin Scorsese has landed in Fox Nation. The subscription streaming service owned and operated by Fox News Media announced Wednesday that it has signed the…
‘A Gentleman in Moscow’: Ewan McGregor shines in Showtime series
Premiering Friday on the confusingly named Paramount+ with Showtime, “A Gentleman in Moscow” is quite unlike anything else on television. Created by Ben Vanstone (“All…
Two-state solution explained | Start Here | Digital Series
Israel’s war on Gaza has got many people talking again about the need for a two-state solution. It is often presented as the only option…
Candiace Dillard Bassett exits ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’
Candiace Dillard Bassett is taking a “break” from “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” the show’s network, Bravo, said Monday on its website. “This is not…
Amid Shohei Ohtani saga, Dodgers defeat Angels in Freeway Series
Storm clouds of the literal variety gathered above Chavez Ravine as Sunday afternoon’s Freeway Series exhibition game between the Dodgers and Angels began. But as…
A Nancy Meyers weekend, plus the best movies in L.A. this week
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Last week when spotlighting a…
PDC Women’s Series: Fallon Sherrock beats Beau Greaves & Noa-Lynn van Leuven wins
Fallon Sherrock won the opening event of the 2024 PDC Women's Series with a 5-4 final victory over world number one Beau Greaves in Wigan.Greaves…
United Airlines says FAA is increasing scrutiny after series of incidents
United Airlines says the Federal Aviation Administration has stepped up its oversight of thee carrier following a series of safety-related incidents this month. File Photo…
Los Shinigamis del Norte fuses a love of anime with norteño
News of Akira Toriyama’s death rang across the internet earlier this month, leaving millions of anime fans mourning the loss of the influential manga artist…
BBC Beyond Paradise filming locations as second series of Death in Paradise spin-off returns
Beyond Paradise, which is a spin-off of the BBC's Death in Paradise, returned for its second series this week, with the likes of Kris Marshall…
David Arnold’s wife announces end of ‘That Girl Lay Lay’ series
“That Girl Lay Lay,” the Nickelodeon buddy comedy series, will show its final episodes Wednesday, less than two years after the death of creator David…
New baby platypus born to translocated animals in Royal National Park despite series of pollution scares
In short: Scientists re-homing a group of platypuses in the Royal National Park, south of Sydney, have located a new six-month-old baby platypus. It's a significant milestone…
Cricket Australia postpones Afghanistan Twenty20 series over Taliban’s restrictions on women
In short: Australia's men's team was scheduled to play Afghanistan in a three-game Twenty20 series in August.It has been called off as Cricket Australia said the conditions…
Afghanistan v Ireland: Afghans secure 10-run win to set up T20 series decider
Mohammad Nabi's knock of 59 helped rescue the Afghanistan innings after they had been 14-4 in the fourth overAfghanistan 152-9 (20 overs): Nabi 59, Atal…
Netflix confirms 7th Black Mirror series – but fans left reeling over annoying detail
Netflix has confirmed its seventh series will feature six standalone episodes, as fans are convinced a sequel to a previous storyline is in the works.…
A Two-State Solution? | Digital Series
It’s been called the war on Gaza but all of the occupied territories are at war, in one way or another. Hopes were once high…
'Underrated' Netflix apocalyptic series has fans binge-watching it in one day
This neat 20-part thriller may have debuted on Netflix six years ago, but fans who missed it first time around are now flocking to the…
How ‘The Girls on the Bus’ depicts campaign-trail journalists is dangerous
Just as the country prepares for what promises to be one of the uglier and most historically significant presidential election cycles, Max is gifting us…