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For ‘Ballad of Buster Scruggs,’ Coens travel to Old WestIt’s an anthology film consisting of six discrete vignettes set in the Old West.
'The Front Runner' chronicles Gary Hart's last presidential campaignDirector and co-screenwriter Jason Reitman’s attempts to mimic a loose-limbed political movie in the style of Robert Altman’s 'Tanner' series or 'The Candidate' are rather leaden.
Top Picks: 'My Brilliant Friend,' 'Poetry of the Day' seriesThe movie 'Three Identical Strangers' is now available on DVD and Blu-ray, 'Hilda' is streaming on Netflix, and more top picks.
What are you watching? Readers recommend 'Madam Secretary,' 'You Can't Take It With You'Monitor TV and movie fans share what they've been watching lately.
In a WordWords worth distinguishing – and notEven though inflammable is a lovely word with the authority of history on its side, we should probably give it up.
First LookNow you can say 'cheese' in New York's Museum of PizzaIn New York, a pop-up museum entices young people through its door with a focus on pizza and opportunities to take selfies. The space houses a wide variety of art, from pizza sculptures to giant photographs, and leaves its visitors delighted – and likely very hungry.
What about when he goes to college?Before my son, Tim, came along, there was Char, my black Labrador.
Orson Welles would likely approve of making-of doc 'They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead'The documentary chronicles the making of Orson Welles’s film 'The Other Side of the Wind,' which was shot between 1970 and 1976 and is now available on Netflix.
Unreleased Orson Welles film ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ arrivesFor Welles aficionados, and perhaps only for them, “The Other Side of the Wind” will function as a skeleton key to the themes and obsessions of his entire career.
Top Picks: The 'Food Chain' podcast, 'Leave No Trace' on DVD and Blu-rayThe 1 Second Everyday app offers a fun way to create a digital scrapbook of your daily life, Buzzfeed’s cooking platform Tasty is currently streaming a fascinating food series on YouTube titled 'Made By Hand,' and more top picks.
What are you watching? Readers recommend 'Broadchurch,' 'The Andy Griffith Show'Monitor TV and movie fans share what they've been watching lately.
In a WordGot a problem? Use ‘jugaad.’Jugaad is a Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi word for 'thinking outside the box' to find innovative, low-cost solutions to problems.
Why I’m not that girl in the bookI once longed to be a storybook heroine. Today I aspire to joy.
In 'Survivors' documentary on Ebola, Sierra Leoneans finally have their say'Survivors: Hope and Resilience in the Time of Ebola,' which is currently streaming on PBS's website, is a documentary about how Sierra Leoneans acted in the shadow of a crisis, told from the perspective of those who lived it.
Four October movies you should see this monthTwo of the movies that won over Monitor film critic Peter Rainer this month are the latest version of 'A Star Is Born' and the South Korean entry for the Oscar for best foreign language film.
Melissa McCarthy turns to drama in ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’It is unexceptional for a comedic actor to excel in drama, a truism demonstrated yet again by Melissa McCarthy in this marvelous film.
'Burning' is discursive, unsettlingThe film is the South Korean entry for the Oscar for best foreign-language film.
Top Picks: 'Boundaries,' 'Part-Time Genius' podcastLearn more about the world’s longest above-water mountain chain by watching 'The Wild Andes' on the Smithsonian Channel, PBS broadcasts the Broadway production of 'An American in Paris,' and more top picks.
What are you watching? Readers recommend 'Out of Africa,' 'Cherif'Monitor TV and movie fans share what they've been watching lately.
In a WordBorrowed words spice up EnglishEnglish tends to gobble up useful foreign words. Some wonderful words are not even knocking on the door of English, however.
