'Dog Days' Is Shaggy But Lovable
Ken Marino directs this conventional if disjointed ensemble rom-com about disparate Los Angeles dog owners. The film finds its legs whenever it leans into its alt-comedy cast and cameos.
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Shark, Weak: Toothless 'The Meg' Snatches Mediocrity From The Jaws Of Defeat
It's a "somewhat self-aware, mildly sci-fi tinged, numbingly unimaginative watering down ... of a genre landmark, relocated to Asia and aimed squarely at the world's largest movie market: China."
'Insatiable' Is Lazy And Dull, But At Least It's Insulting
The new Netflix series Insatiable got early attention for stereotyping its fat-to-skinny lead character, but it's not as bad as all that. It's worse.
Spooky And Off-Kilter, 'Come Again' Shows Nate Powell's Virtuosity
Powell is known for his work on John Lewis' autobiography March -- but his new graphic novel goes in a different direction, digging into family secrets and supernatural horrors in an Ozarks commune.
A 'Tale' Of Child Sex Abuse Was Inspired By Filmmaker's Real-Life Trauma
"We never talk about how a child can love his or her abuser," Jennifer Fox says. "If we don't understand that, we don't understand how abuse happens." Her new HBO film is The Tale.
Changes Are Coming To The Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is making three major changes, a move that on its face looks like a tie to weak ratings.
'American Hate' Profiles Survivors, But Also Brings Hope
Amid the ugly realities of contemporary America, Arjun Singh Sethi's collection of stories affirms our courage and inspiration, opening a roadmap to reconciliation through the stories of victims.
'Marvellous Equations' Pulses With Rhythmic Power
Marcia Douglas's new book imagines a resurrected Bob Marley, living in a clock tower and conversing with spirits — but Douglas also honors and elevates the voices of the women in Marley's orbit.
Through A Looking Glass Of Black Americana: The Long, Strange Journey Of Oran Z
For decades, Oran Z collected everything he could about black America, from racist tchotchkes to wax figures of Malcolm X, displaying them in his own museum. Now, his life's work is in jeopardy.
'Kiki Challenge' Inspires 2 Farmers To Dance Awesomely With Oxen In The Mud
One look at this video and you'll know why Trevor Noah said they "won" the Kiki challenge.