Misery Loves Company? Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair Hits a Nerve.
Movies that are major downers, it turns out, are a big film festival draw. “Sometimes the world is such that you just need to wallow a little bit.”
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The 2025 Tony Nominees Discuss Their Biggest Tests and Triumphs
George Clooney, Audra McDonald, Daniel Dae Kim, Sarah Snook and other Broadway stars talk about the challenges they’ve faced — and surmounted.
This Is How to Secure a Nintendo Switch 2 on Launch Day
The new video game console is already flying off the shelves.
Billy Joel Documentary ‘And So It Goes’ Traces His Early Days
The first half of the HBO documentary premiered at the Tribeca Festival on Wednesday night. Joel, who is fighting a brain disorder, sent a message via its directors.
I Pee Sitting Down. No, That Doesn’t Make Me Less Manly.
Other guys might think it’s girly. But I’m more worried about splatter than gender roles.
31 Best Father’s Day Gifts of 2025
If he’s the type to keep his cards close, we can tell you what he wants.
Ready for ‘Ballerina’? Take a Pirouette Through ‘John Wick’ Lore.
With the release of “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” a guide to the expanded Wick cinematic universe.
‘I Don’t Understand You’ Review: Murder and Mayhem in Italy
The film follows dads-to-be Dom (Nick Kroll) and Cole (Andrew Rannells) as they make a series of disastrously wrong turns during their anniversary trip.
‘Sunlight’ Review: A Man Wakes Up in a Camper, Monkey at the Wheel
In Nina Conti’s absurdist love story, a radio host and a new friend have nowhere to go but up.
‘The Ritual’ Review: An Exorcism to Forget
Al Pacino speaks in an exaggerated accent and Dan Stevens looks overly concerned in this movie directed by David Midell.