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‘Boston Strangler’ Review: Chasing a Killer (and a Byline)
1 week ago
‘Boston Strangler’ Review: Chasing a Killer (and a Byline)
Keira Knightley plays a dogged journalist in this colorless true-crime drama streaming on Hulu.
A Sculptor’s Disappearance, Narrated by Her ‘Less Beautiful’ Sister
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A Sculptor’s Disappearance, Narrated by Her ‘Less Beautiful’ Sister
Joyce Carol Oates’s overarching thematic obsession is violence and its ripple effects, treated brilliantly in novels like “A Book of…
Learning to Hear What the Dead Have to Say
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Learning to Hear What the Dead Have to Say
In “Still Life With Bones,” Alexa Hagerty recounts her training in the science of forensic exhumation at mass grave sites…
Mona Simpson’s Fiancé Promised to Read ‘Middlemarch.’ He Never Did. Now He’s Her Ex.
1 week ago
Mona Simpson’s Fiancé Promised to Read ‘Middlemarch.’ He Never Did. Now He’s Her Ex.
What books are on your night stand? On my night stand? They’re crowded out by 15 pairs of reading glasses!…
Trang Thanh Tran Has a Song for That
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Trang Thanh Tran Has a Song for That
From Pomplamoose to MXMS to Taylor Swift, this best-selling author’s playlist is tailored to all the moods in “She Is…
The Unsinkable Marilyn Maye
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The Unsinkable Marilyn Maye
Turning the corner of 54th Street in a New York City taxi, the peerless nightclub singer Marilyn Maye is reminded…
In ‘Extrapolations,’ Scott Z. Burns Dramatizes Some Inconvenient Truths
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In ‘Extrapolations,’ Scott Z. Burns Dramatizes Some Inconvenient Truths
Years ago, when Scott Z. Burns was doing some uncredited script work on Steven Soderbergh’s escapist heist movie “Ocean’s Twelve”…
Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and the Joy of Playing Villainous Goddesses
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Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and the Joy of Playing Villainous Goddesses
The “Shazam!” actresses say they signed on for their first superhero movie because the roles are a leap forward for…
‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 1 Recap: Can the Center Hold?
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‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 1 Recap: Can the Center Hold?
There’s a lot going on in the season premiere, and most of it is not good.
This Year, a Plain Old Ordinary Oscars Was Something to Savor
2 weeks ago
This Year, a Plain Old Ordinary Oscars Was Something to Savor
After breathing a sigh of relief that the night went smoothly, our critics examine the acting wins as well as…