Columns
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A Culture of Contempt: Why the Veterans Affairs Scandal Is About Much More Than President Obama (Guest Blog)
Presidents come and go, but the political and social cultures that nurture them live on for decades
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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
