Culture
“13 Hours” and “Cartel Land”: Cries and whispers
January 27, 2016"Cartel Land" is a serious film, evenhanded in showing the complexities of vigilante action.
Read more“The Shannara Chronicles” offers elves, magic, and Millennials
January 26, 2016Everything ancient is new again on The Shannara Chronicles, which caters to a very specific audience and is far better than it has any right to be.
Read more“The X-Files”: The nostalgia is out there, but is it good?
January 26, 2016The question is whether The X-Files, in its six-episode "event series," lives up to the hype, or holds a candle to the original.
Read moreSinging the praises of a Portuguese Holocaust hero
January 26, 2016Five years ago the Sousa Mendes Foundation commissioned composer Neely Bruce to write an oratorio about the Portuguese rescuer.
Read moreScreen Actors Guild Awards — the union alternative to the Oscars
January 25, 2016"Yes, it's glitzy and glamorous, but really it's about celebrating our union."
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