Columns
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‘Rosenwald’ Director Recounts Philanthropist’s Contributions to American Education (Guest Blog)
Sears CEO Julius Rosenwald partnered with educator Booker T. Washington and African American communities in the South to build over 5,300 schools
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‘Fort Tilden’ Review: SXSW Favorite Invites You to Care About the Most Annoying People on Earth
Dark comedy doesn’t make it easy for you to like two Brooklyn hipsters on an ill-fated trip to the beach
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New Orleans Reconceived as World’s Largest Theme Park Post-Katrina in New Satire (Guest Blog)
In his new novel, “New Orleansland,” TheWrap General Manager Alan Citron imagines Hollywood hatching a plan for the Crescent City after the hurricane
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‘Shaun the Sheep’ Review: ‘Wallace & Gromit’ Spin-Off Is Pure, Wordless Entertainment
Aardman, the studio behind “Chicken Run,” offers another stop-motion treat, even if it’s more funny than memorable
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Requiem for Relativity – Hollywood Should Mourn the Loss of a Studio
There should be no sneering, no schadenfreude for Ryan Kavanaugh’s fall
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‘Best of Enemies’ Review: Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley Usher in Era of Insult-Driven Political Debate
A timely but unsatisfying exploration of a series of exchanges between conservative Buckley and liberal Vidal makes its case too little and too late
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‘Unexpected’ Review: Cobie Smulders Mopes Through Thoughtful, Sleepy Pregnancy Drama
Anders Holm, Elizabeth McGovern and newcomer Gail Bean costar in Kris Swanberg’s well-intentioned tale of a teacher and student who bond
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The Wrap News and Metan Global Entertainment Group Partner for Entertainment News in China
Weekly reports by TheWrap to air on Metan’s flagship series “Hello! Hollywood” on online video platform iQIYI
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‘Pixels’ Review: Adam Sandler Schlumps Through Bland Action-Fantasy
Don’t put any coins in this numbing nostalgia ride, which costars Kevin James, Josh Gad, and Michelle Monaghan
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‘Irrational Man’ Review: Woody Allen’s Moral Fable is Confused – Even For a Humanities Professor
Joaquin Phoenix stars in a clumsily crafted romance-turned-mystery that doesn’t seem to know what story it’s supposed to be telling
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‘Lila and Eve’ Review: Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez Tackle Loss in Powerful Vigilante Thriller
Actresses play grieving moms out for revenge in a film that makes up for its familiar beats with moments of deep insight
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Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh Slams Obama’s Iran Nuke Deal: ‘The Fabric of America Is at Risk’ (Guest Blog)
The president’s proposed settlement is a threat to Israel and U.S. interests
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‘Tangerine’ Review: Transgender Comedy Takes Chances, and Not Just by Filming on an iPhone
Two appealing newcomers star in this ebullient comedy about a pair of prostitute pals in search of a pimp who did one of them wrong
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‘Amy’ Review: Winehouse’s Fascinating Contrasts Surface in This Bio-Autopsy
Director Asif Kapadia’s excellent film asks if Winehouse, a beneficiary and fodder of the fame machine, ever really had a chance at survival
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Ben Affleck-Jennifer Garner Split: A Celebrity Ghostwriter Explains Why We Care (Guest Blog)
Author Hilary Liftin explores the appeal of gossipy celebrity accounts: “We simply crave human stories”
