The King of HBO drama hits a flat note in his evocation of the Jersey ’60s. Good thing he brought James Gandolfini along for the trip.
Apatow’s This Is 40: Way Too Many Scenes From a Marriage
Writer-director Judd Apatow’s meandering “sort-of” sequel to Knocked Up starts strong and funny but falls flat in its second hour
The Voice Watch: And the Winner Is…
The winner of this season, as much as anyone, was NBC. But can the singing contest finally launch a genuine star?
Odd Couples: 10 Weird Christmas Duets
‘Tis the season for celebrity crooners to pair off and belt out the classics. Listen to some of the oddest pairings in holiday history
Amour: A Love Story for the Aged
Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant are incandescent in Michael Haneke’s fable of immortal devotion
The Guilt Trip: The Return of the Funny Lady
Streisand hits the road with Seth Rogen in a charming holiday movie about mothers and sons
Jack Reacher: Tom Cruise Picks the Wrong Week for a Thriller About a Mass Killing
The star’s new crime drama gets undermined by the suddenly dour pre-Christmas mood—and by not being a very good movie
9 Best Music Videos of 2012
From a pudgy Korean pop star’s dance craze to M.I.A.’s jaunt in the desert to Jack White’s abduction—TIME brings you the best music videos of the year
The World’s Biggest Hobbit: Why Peter Jackson Should Not Have Supersized Bilbo
The Lord of the Rings was a masterpiece of compression, but the bloated Hobbit is an example of why it’s not a good idea to show fans every thing they might want to see
Homeland Watch: Into the Woods
In a finale called “The Choice,” Homeland avoided making its toughest one. But Carrie also had a decision to make, and chose well.
The Bachelorette Wedding: Ashley and JP’s Most Romantic Event Ever
Ashley Hebert and JP Rosenbaum get married to celebrate The Bachelor’s third successful relationship
Exclusive Video Premiere: Watch Ben Harper Jam with Celebrated Blues Legend Charlie Musselwhite
What do you get when you pair a Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter with a renowned harmonica master? One hell of an album
Seven Secrets of Zero Dark Thirty
Just where were those torture scenes filmed—and other secrets behind the movie that is already being hailed as an Oscar frontrunner