NEW YORK — Moviegoers satiated their appetite for the “Hunger Games” franchise by making the sequel “Catching Fire” one of the year’s biggest hits.
“The Hunger Games: Ca...
NEW YORK — James McBride’s “The Good Lord Bird,” the comic and terrifying adventures of a disguised black child caught up in John Brown’s abolitionist crusade, was the w...
LOS ANGELES — In the 17 years since “Swingers,” Vince Vaughn has cultivated the comedic persona of an obnoxious and insensitive boor, so it may come as a surprise to lea...
NEW YORK — In an unlikely battle of sequels, “Thor: The Dark World” bested “The Best Man Holiday” at the box office.
Disney’s “Thor: The Dark World” continued its box-o...
Dylan Thomas taught us all we ever need to know about old age, death and dying: “Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
Woodrow “Woody” Grant makes his rage a quest...
“White Fire” (Grand Central Publishing), by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
A prologue that takes place in London in 1889 sets the stage for “White Fire,” Douglas Pre...
It seems quite apt that “The Best Man Holiday,” a film about a reunion of old friends, feels just like going to an actual reunion. In ways both bad and good.
A reunion, ...
Superheroes continue to defeat their foes at the box office.
Disney’s “Thor: The Dark World,” earning $86.1 million, dominated the weekend box office as it opened domest...
“Dallas 1963” (Twelve), by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis
“Dallas 1963” provides a chilling portrait of a city terrified by the election of a young, charismatic le...
Comic book movies are increasingly, like Sandra Bullock in “Gravity,” lost in space.
Following the summer's glumly bombastic “Man of Steel,” which added a heavy dose of...