Another Deep Trip into the U.S. Interior
David Sutherland's long form documentaries on the people of flyover country often take years to make. He first has to find the right people who will put up with him,…
Pacino as Spector: Mesmerizing Eccentric
Al Pacino has put his brand on a number of unusual characters in the past, but he seems particularly well suited to portray an eccentric just about his own age…
The Unsettling World of ‘Girl Model’
It looks like another splendid talent competition, meant to bring out all the young girls in a distant corner of Siberia, bringing them hope with promises of glamor and remuneration…
A Crowd Joins Timberlake on ‘SNL’
It may have had more star cameos in one episode than any in "Saturday Night Live" history. Yet it was the singing and comic talent of host Justin Timberlake that…
Kevin Hart’s Ho-Hum ‘Saturday Night Live’
One problem with preceding a new "Saturday Night Live" with one of the greatest in recent memory, featuring Louis C.K., in prime time, 30 minutes before the new live show…
A Cruise Boat Full of Material for ‘SNL’
The state of the world is such that so many crazy things can happen in a single week that "Saturday Night Live" can practically write itself by replaying them. That…
Bieber No Fever on ‘SNL’
Could Justin Bieber be the next Justin Timberlake? The latter turned a corner in his career when the former teenybop recording artist developed his funny side for "Saturday Night Live,"…
Stage Review: ‘Our Town’ at Ford’s Theatre
The history is fairly palpable in the new production of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" at Ford's Theater. It's the 75th anniversary production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play that reflected life…
Spies Next Door in ‘The Americans’
You couldn't find a more pleasant couple to watch in a new TV show than Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell. He was the standout actor in "Brothers and Sisters"; she's…
A Greater Golden Globes Than Usual
As questionable as the sponsoring organization is, and as wrongheaded as some of its choices (Don Cheadle as best actor in a comedy?), the 70th Golden Globes Sunday rose above…