The problem is that a guy who has no concerns and never worries about everything is, by definition, a limp character, incapable of driving a story with any urgency. Even Roger Moore’s James Bond ...

In one of many funny scenes in Alison Bechdel’s new comic novel “Spent,” the writer-cartoonist has drawn herself — or, more precisely, a loosely fictionalized protagonist named Alison — pulling Karl ...

Dear Mick LaSalle: I once met Gene Hackman at a boxing match and spoke with him. Nice man. Did you ever meet him? Robert Freud Bastin, Petaluma Dear Robert Freud Bastin: I never really met Gene ...

Things get going when a killer in a clown suit slays two people in a pre-credits sequence, set in 1991. There’s no reason for that unfortunate incident to be included in the film, except that slasher ...

Particularly grating is when the two — beautiful — middle-aged actors, Fey and Kerri Kenney (“Reno 911!”) crack fatphobic jokes, especially at their own expense. It’s not funny, and it’s not ...

AMC Networks is driving toward the end zone with a four-part docuseries about the San Francisco 49ers ’ Super Bowl-winning run in the 1980s and ’90s. And among its producers is a longtime rival, ...

While Sameer Pandya was writing his latest novel “Our Beautiful Boys,” he knew he wanted to somehow work in one of his favorite photos that’s been sitting on his desk for years. It’s a faded snapshot ...

“Tenderness” is the word that keeps coming to mind while watching Alex Ketley’s “An Approximation of Resilience.” The dance is unfailingly, unflaggingly, extraordinarily tender. This is surprising, ...

Editor’s note: This docuseries is not being released on Netflix on Monday, March 10, as originally planned. A new streaming date has not yet been determined, according to a Netflix spokesperson. For ...

“ Batman ” star Robert Pattinson is crediting Zendaya with helping him through a difficult scene that was driving him “crazy for three days.” The two are starring together in the upcoming A24 film ...

As Timo is leaving his old friend Mickey to die in an icy crevice on a barren planet, he says, “Nice knowing you, have a nice death” — before adding, “See you tomorrow.” Mickey (Robert Pattinson), you ...

Written inside the lead ballerinas’ costumes in San Francisco Ballet’s “Manon” is a familiar name: “T. Rojo.” Tamara Rojo, who is entering her second repertory season as the Ballet’s artistic director ...