Columns
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‘Mad Men’ Midseason Finale: Sticking the Landing
The moon landing provides the backdrop to one of the show’s greatest episodes
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‘Blended’ Review: A Better-Than-Average Adam Sandler Movie Is Still an Adam Sandler Movie
Bringing Drew Barrymore back into the fold was a wise move, resulting in, for what it’s worth, the best of their three collaborations
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Inside the Cannes Media Frenzy and Wes Anderson’s Virgin Fest (Guest Blog)
In an excerpt from her book “The $11 Billion Dollar Year,” Anne Thompson describes Anderson’s inaugural experience at Cannes for “Moonrise Kingdom”
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‘Cli Fi’ Rising to New Hollywood Heights (Guest Blog)
“Godzilla” and other cli-fi blockbusters are gently pushing the emerging genre into the spotlight
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‘American Idol’ Ratings Woes: A Prescription for Recovery (Guest Blog)
Once TV’s No. 1 show, Fox’s singing competition needs to regain its emotional connection
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‘Penny Dreadful’ Review: A Lovely, Lurid Study of Life and Death
Showtime’s latest explores monsters, men and a very dangerous woman
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‘Chef’ Review: Jon Favreau Cooks for Himself, But Where’s the Flavor?
Leaving comic-book movies behind to write, direct and star in something smaller and more personal, the “Iron Man” director concocts a fairly bland stew of foodie fantasy
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‘Neighbors’ Review: Seth Rogen’s Suburbanites vs. Frat Boys Comedy Is an Instant Classic
This raucous but intelligent farce offers both rollicking laughs and interesting observations about college and gender dynamics
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‘Moms’ Night Out’ Review: Unfunny and Anti-Feminist
Patricia Heaton stars in a grinding comedy that ostensibly celebrates motherhood but ultimately yanks the carpet out from under its target audience
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‘Game of Thrones’ Finally Punishes a Rapist, Not That That’s a TV Show’s Job
“Game of Thrones” isn’t a show that makes us feel all is right with the world
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‘Belle’ Review: Jane Austen Would Swoon Over This Lustrous Romantic Drama
This biopic examines race, gender and class in 18th century England, but it’s also a sumptuous love story
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Pay Attention! DC’s New Crop of Plays and Films Are Powerful (Guest Blog)
From Jewish Community Center’s Theater J to FilmFest DC, one fan of the arts reviews the current slate of dramatic fare in our nation’s capitol
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Where ‘Game of Thrones’ Draws the Line: Sex With Kids
It’s nice to know one thing is off-limits in Westeros
