In ‘The Seagull,’ Cate Blanchett Outshines a Director’s Tired Tropes
It is all too easy to be cynical when movie stars turn to theater — not least because, of late, they haven’t always been very good at it. In recent…
Anxious Prayers as Pope Francis Lingers in Critical Condition
Vatican City is an anxious place. Clergy keep their phones by their pillows. Reporters, crammed in the Holy See press office, open emails with trepidation. Faithful have begun to gather…
Where the Thriller Writer Alafair Burke Gets Her Ideas
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | How to Listen In Alafair Burke’s new thriller, “The Note,” three women with a lot of baggage are vacationing together in the Hamptons when…
‘C.B. Strike’ Review: Cancellation With Extreme Prejudice
J.K. Rowling’s willingness to weigh in on transgender issues has made her a culture-wars combatant since before the turn of the decade. But it hasn’t appeared to affect her lucrative…