Despite the pleasures of a haughty Sigourney Weaver and a menacing De Niro, Rodrigo Cortés’ paranormal-detective story simply stops making sense
John Leguizamo Steps Up to the Plate for Dominican Ballplayers
“Wherever there’s a chance to make crazy dollars, because baseball is a crazy financial piggy bank, of course things are going to get a little corrupt.”
What Ever Happened to Hysterical Realism?
Twelve years later, James Wood’s famous essay holds up. And now we know what came next
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Jimmy Fallon, Number-One Musical Late-Night Host
A confession: unless I’m specifically watching a late-night show to review it, it’s been ages since I’ve sat down and watched an episode of one, live, from beginning to end, and as long as I have a DVR, I’m not sure I ever will. (Exception: sometimes, The Daily Show and Colbert.)
So I usually don’t have a “favorite” late-night show so …
Is Hollywood Going to Kill Batman Next Week?
Will ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ end with Bruce Wayne’s death? Maybe—if the comic books are any indication
Breaking Bad: 5 Questions We Want Answered This Season
Frank Ocean Pours His Heart Out on Channel Orange: Album Review
A week after the singer-songwriter came out on his Tumblr page, he drops an album—saving some fearlessness and honesty for his music
Legendary Actor Peter O’Toole Announces Retirement
“It is time for me to chuck in the sponge,” says the actor
Issa Rae of Awkward Black Girl on the Future of the Web Series
Is television going the way of the music industry?
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Go Ahead, Binge-Watch That TV Show
Summer is the season when you become your own TV programmer. With many favorite shows on break, with more time on your hands, with vacations and downtime, it’s a perfect time to break out that DVD box set or call up Netflix and …
The Bachelorette Watch: Blue (Ball) Curacao
Emily Maynard disappoints all the bachelors by turning down a night in the fantasy suite
4-D Movies: Experience for the Entire Body Coming to U.S. Theaters?
A South Korean company hopes to outfit 200 U.S. theaters with equipment that will move seats, emit scents — and change movie-going forever
What’s with All the Lizards in The Amazing Spider-Man?
A movie like The Amazing Spider-Man is not one that requires an examination of how realistic the plot is. Sure, you can think about whether the characters are real and three-dimensional. But then you think about whether the …