Review: ‘Ransom Canyon,’ starring Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly, and Eoin Macken, is a new western TV series on Netflix

Eoin Macken in 'Ransom Canyon' on Netflix

Eoin Macken as Davis, James Brolin as Cap, and Jack Schumacher as Yancy in ‘Ransom Canyon.’ Photo Credit: Anna Kooris, Netflix. “Ransom Canyon” is a new romantic western TV series, which premiered on Thursday, April […]

Review: Veanne Cox, Jackie Hoffman, Carolyn McCormick, and Andrea Navedo star in ‘My First Ex-Husband’

Veanne Cox

Jackie Hoffman. Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Veteran actresses Veanne Cox, Jackie Hoffman, Carolyn McCormick, and Andrea Navedo star in the Off-Broadway show “My First Ex-Husband.” Tony nominee Randal Myler directed this Off-Broadway play from a […]

Review: Izze Stein performs at Joanne Trattoria in New York City

Izze Stein

Izze Stein performing at Joanne Trattoria. Photo Credit: Markos Papadatos. Singer-songwriter and pianist Izze Stein performed at Joanne Trattoria in New York City, as part of an “Emerging Artist Showcase” a few weeks ago. Joanne […]

Black Mirror season 7 review: a warmer sci-fi anthology

A still image from the Netflix series Black Mirror.

Black Mirror started out as a grim, dark, and nihilistic exploration of near-future tech. But with the tragic romance of “San Junipero” in season 3, the anthology slowly started to shift its priorities. Early on, […]

Review: Natalie Dormer pays homage to Dr. Audrey Evans in ‘Audrey’s Children’

Jimmi Simpson and Natalie Dormer in 'Audrey's Children'

Natalie Dormer in ‘Audrey’s Children.’ Photo Credit: Blue Harbor Entertainment. British actress Natalie Dormer (“The Tudors” and “Game of Thrones”) pays tribute to Dr. Audrey Evans in the new film “Audrey’s Children,” which was released […]

Review: Alison Krauss & Union Station release ‘Arcadia’ album

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Alison Krauss & Union Station. Photo Credit: Randee St. Nicholas. Alison Krauss & Union Station released their latest studio offering “Arcadia” with award-winning bluegrass artist Russell Moore joining their band (in place of Dan Tyminski). […]

‘Grand Tour’ review: Colonialist past, vibrant present mix

A man holds a bouquet in the rain.

“Grand Tour,” the latest film from Portugal’s Miguel Gomes, is stuck in the past, beautifully so, and yet, the present keeps creeping in, insisting on making itself heard. But where other directors might look backward […]

‘The Studio’ review: Lampooning Hollywood showbiz with a bevy of stars

A man in brown suit looks at a woman in a white sweater holding a mug in her hands as they stand near a pool.

“Millions are to be grabbed out here,” Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote Ben Hecht in 1926, “and your only competition is idiots.” Here was Hollywood, in particular the picture business, and Hecht, a former journalist and […]

The Studio review: Apple’s star-studded comedy shines bright

Two women sitting in different chairs next to a man sitting in a chair in his own. The three of them are located on a film set.

Though movie studio heads are usually in the mood to pat themselves on the back around this time of year, it is always difficult to take the entertainment industry seriously when you stop to think […]

Review: ASAP Rocky returns to stage at Rolling Loud California

ASAP Rocky makes an entrance on a helicopter hoisted by a crane.

As usual, ASAP Rocky made a memorable entrance on Saturday night. Wearing dark sunglasses, walnut-sized diamond earrings and a T-shirt with a bulletproof vest printed on it, the rapper, style maven and professional wife guy […]