Some people like the adrenaline rush that results from being scared almost senseless, while others prefer to avoid haunted houses, scary movies or even horror books. Being part of the second group, I was...

On Feb 4, the Eagles narrowly beat the Patriots in the 52nd Super Bowl. Minutes later, "The Cloverfield Paradox" was released on Netflix. This Netflix original is the third in the Cloverfield series,...

Though gender representation in Hollywood has been a source of debate for several years, this issue was catapulted to the forefront of our national consciousness in 2017. The recent cascade of sexual harassment...

Coming in to this year’s Academy Awards, one question loomed large: how will the ceremony respond to a year of turbulent political change both in Hollywood and Washington? The answer: rather awkwardly....

There are many unknowns at the Academy Awards, which will be presented tomorrow night. How will the ceremony respond to the storm of controversy surrounding the White House and sexual harassment in the...

Is “Lady Bird” too girly to win Best Picture? For a while, it seemed like “Lady Bird” had a good chance. The critical reviews were rapturous and the narrative behind the film was easy to cheer...

There is a dramatic photo of a forest dripping with sunlight that’s put next to a photo of a bottle of medication or a handful of pills with text reading, “This is an antidepressant, this is a lifetime...

No film this year has quite captured the zeitgeist of how it felt to be living in 2017 like “Get Out.” The film was certainly one of the year’s biggest surprises: released unceremoniously in February,...

In one pivotal scene of “Phantom Thread,” a beguiling and clever new film from writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, a character asks, “What precisely is the nature of my game?” In the context...

Abravanel Visiting Distinguished Composers Series: Yu-Hui Chang Donít miss composer Yu-Hui Chang on Monday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. as she performs at Dumke Recital Hall. Chang has written a wide range...