'The Commuter': Punching On The Metro-North Express
Vera Farmiga choo-choo-chooses Liam Neeson for a deadly assignment in this everyone's-a-suspect thriller set on a commuter train.
Arts
'Paddington 2': A Story That Bears Repeating
In an age of cringeworthy kids'-movie sequels, Paddington 2 proves "a lovely yarn with effects that dazzle, slapstick segments that shine and accomplished British thespians who give their all."
In This 'Freak Show,' Conformity Is The Real Bully
Trudie Stylar's coming-of-age film about a queer kid running for Homecoming Queen at his conservative private school is bright and stylized, if a bit thin on plot and characterization.
In The French Film 'Lover For A Day,' A Mai-Décembre Romance
Prolific French director Philippe Garrel's latest film once again tells an intimate tale of intersecting Parisian love lives in his signature, timeless manner.
'Django': Life — And Music — During Wartime
In German-occupied France, guitarist Django Reinhardt (Reda Kateb) awakens to the horrors inflicted upon his people in this musically accomplished but "oversimplified, underfed and overburdened" film.
Author Of The Other 'Fire And Fury' Book Says Business Is Booming
Historian and author Randall Hansen's book, Fire And Fury: The Allied Bombing Of Germany 1942-1945, has been mistaken by buyers for Michael Wolff's Trump exposé and selling out.
YouTube Limits Relationship With Logan Paul After His Video Depicting Dead Body
More than a week after Paul removed a post showing him laughing beside an apparent suicide victim, YouTube pulled the star from its top-tier advertising program and shelved planned original projects.
'The Afterlives' Explores What We'll Do For Another Glimpse Of The Departed
There's nothing quite like the desperation to communicate with loved ones we've lost — and it's that desire that fuels Thomas Pierce's richly imaginative debut novel The Afterlives.
Exhibit Featuring 20 Red Punching Bags Opens At LA Art Show
The punching bags hang in the gallery as apart of an interactive exhibit. Each bag bears the face of a controversial world leader. People are encouraged to punch the bags to release negative emotions.
This New York Gallery Has An Unusual Age Limit: No Artists Younger Than 60
Galleries and museums often cool to artists as they get older. Those artists keep working, but they aren't shown or bought. The Carter Burden Gallery aims to change that.