In the style of some grand American novel, Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” paints a sweeping portrait that attempts to encompass a whole panorama about this country through one life. Ambition, classism, capitalism,…
You might walk into “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” expecting the usual gags and laughs from the last two movies based on the famous Sega game. Instead, this is a slightly darker, existential…
No one milks the franchise machine quite like Disney with their endless sequels and prequels. “Mufasa: The Lion King” is, as the title announces, a prequel to “The Lion King.” Not the…
Nations can have so many skeletons in the closet of history that only art can illuminate their bones. “Nickel Boys” could have easily sensationalized its material, which looks into the harsh, racist…
Some art forms and genres are made for each other. “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” is a stirring, gloriously entertaining new take on J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy…
In October 1975, at the height of his stardom, the one and only Elton John performed two sold-out shows at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the first concerts held there since the Beatles…
The greatest among us can sometimes be complete enigmas. We would like to know what makes them tick. There may be clues along the way, but it can remain as mysterious as the…
This has been quite a year for writer Justin Kuritzkes. The playwright, novelist and screenwriter has been launched to the forefront of arthouse cinema with director Luca Guadagnino. Early in the year, Kuritzkes’…