Arts
Portrait Of The Outlaw As A Young Man: 'True History Of The Kelly Gang'
This slyly subversive revisionist take on an infamous Australian outlaw presents the burnished popular myth and a darker, brutal and tragicomic take alongside one another.
N.Y.'s Met Museum Projects $150 Million Shortfall, Lays Off 81 Employees
One of New York City's biggest tourist attractions and the U.S.' largest art museum says that it has revised its budget shortfall projection — some $50 million greater than just a month ago.
'Deerskin' Is Buckwild
A man (Jean Dujardin) becomes obsessed with a deerskin jacket — and pretending to be a film director — in a dark comedy that is "both outlandish and slight."
Virus Closed Venues, But RiverRun Offers Some NC Flicks Online
The COVID-19 outbreak temporarily shuttered Winston-Salem's RiverRun International Film Festival this spring.
The Rolling Stones Finished A New Single While Safely Distanced From Each Other
"It's sort of eerie when suddenly it's coming to life," Keith Richards said of "Living In a Ghost Town," which they wrote in one world and completed in another.
On Showtime, 'Homeland' Bids Adieu, While 'Penny Dreadful' Marks Its Return
Critic David Bianculli says both shows have uncanny parallels to today's world. Homeland's final season has been truly unnerving, while Penny Dreadful's new season centers on a supernatural villain.
6 Great Indie Games To Play While You Wait ... And Wait ... For 'The Last Of Us 2'
This was a big spring for mainstream game studios — but summer was looking dry even before the pandemic upended everything. So it's a great time to check out some independent games.
For April, 3 Romances That Provide Delicious Escapes
Nothing guarantees a happy escape like a romance novel, and escape has never been more necessary — so for April we've got three reads packed with humor and heartache to savor while you stay inside.
'We're Here': It's Queer. You Could Get Used To It
Three charismatic drag queens storm a series of small towns in HBO's six-episode reality series that's better at documenting joy than jerking tears.