Netflix's 'Death Note' Should Be Returned To Sender
Based on a hugely popular Japanese manga (and anime, and live-action film series), this rushed and sloppy U.S. production Anglicizes the faces, but not the names.
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A Coney Island Teen Struggles To Come To Terms With His Sexuality In 'Beach Rats'
Eliza Hittman's second film focuses on a repressed gay teenager living in a culture of intense sexual exhibitionism. Critic David Edelstein calls Beach Rats "feverish and gripping."
Rotterdam Concert Canceled After Terror Plot Warning
Dutch police canceled a concert by the Los Angeles band Allah-Las after a tip from Spanish authorities about the possibility of an attack at the venue. Two men have been arrested.
He's Big, He's Blue, And Now, He's Bingeable: 'The Tick' Returns
The new, 10-episode Amazon series isn't a grim-and-gritty reboot, exactly — but its dark-ish tone will surprise some fans of Ben Edlund's superhero spoof.
'The Red-Haired Woman' Is A Minor Work From A Major Author
Orhan Pamuk is almost synonymous with Turkish literature; he's won the Nobel Prize for his work. But his latest, about a well-digger and his apprentice, doesn't reach the heights of his earlier books.
YouTube Stars Stress Out, Just Like The Rest Of Us
Young YouTube stars work hard to look authentic and accessible, and they can make millions of dollars doing it. But the pressure to appear perfect while living online can sometimes be too much.
'Good Time' Filmmakers Wanted To Make A Movie That 'Actually Feels Dangerous'
The gritty pulp thriller follows a small-time criminal trying to get his brother out of jail after a bank robbery gone wrong. It's directed by brothers Josh and Benny Safdie.
John Abercrombie, Jazz Guitarist, Dies At 72
John Abercrombie helped define the sound of jazz guitar: from jazz-rock fusion to funky organ combos to the distinctive less-is-more sound he created on dozens of albums for the ECM label.
'What Carter Lost' Tells The True Story Of 'Friday Night Lights' Football Rivals
Carter High School is really an afterthought in Friday Night Lights — the thug-like football team that stole the state title. A new film follows Carter's rise to the top, and its fall from grace.
Knausgaard Comes Up Short: In 'Autumn,' Less Isn't Always More
Karl Ove Knausgaard — famed for his epic memoir My Struggle — goes for short and sweet in Autumn, a meditative seasonal reflection. But while there are lovely moments, the book strays into banality.