It was never a given that humans would logically connect one cinematic sequence to the next, thinking of them as a story ...

There’s an interesting dissonance between changing times and values. Younger generations typically push the cultural envelope ...

While I don’t believe the movie plays as well in 2025 as it did at the close of the 20th century, much of Smith’s dialogue is ...

Unlike traditional nuclear rivalries where both sides possess declared arsenals – like India and Pakistan, which despite ...

Movies that are direct follow-ups in a series of otherwise self-contained films take a risk. There’s the potential for bigger payoffs and bigger disappointments. Mission: Impossible - The Final ...

If there’s one thing the state of Montana has plenty of—aside from mountains, sheep, and big sky—it’s wind. Here’s how Amy Gamerman, longtime contributor to the Wall Street Journal and author of a new ...

In a cinematic landscape littered with bombastic action films, superhero sagas, and blood-drenched slasher flicks, dramedies about realistic characters with relatable issues are increasingly rare.

“Jeffries Knock-Out”, photograph of the Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries during the World Heavyweight Championship of 1910 — Source. Held in Jim Crow–era Nevada on the 4th of July, the 1910 World ...

--In this short story, writer Sophia Taghizadeh crafts an alternate ending to “The Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe’s masterpiece about insanity, murder, and guilt. The coldness of the steel chair ...

Infinite twists and turns are the most surprising thing about Phillip Kurata’s new novel, The Israeli. You can never predict the plot twists. In a nutshell, to paraphrase Nat King Cole, the book is ...

Loud, obnoxious, and downright off-putting comedian Tim Robinson of Detroiters and I Think You Should Leave fame is anything but normal. Whether it’s going on a reality dating show simply for the zip ...

If New York City is going to be saved, it won’t be by finding a better mayor. It will be by demanding a better deal. Can New York City be saved? Sure. But not by vibes, not by platitudes, and ...