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129 Dead in Congo Prison Jailbreak
Inmates at the overcrowded Makala prison had sought to escape their suffocating cells after water and power went out. At least 129 were killed, some two dozen of them shot dead, the government said.
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At Least 12 Die Trying to Cross English Channel, French Officials Say
Over 60 people were crowded into a small boat that “rapidly and brutally” broke apart off the coast of France, authorities said.
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Collector Sues to Block Investigators From Seizing Roman Bronze
Lawyers for the collector, based in California, said the Manhattan district attorney’s office did not have the jurisdiction or the evidence to support seizing the ancient statue.
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Telluride Film Festival 2024: Memories for a Lifetime
Being an avid cinephile, attending a film festival has always been a gift of epic proportions. That gift is amplified by being able to share that love of cinema with thousands of fans in the mountains of Colorado at the 51st Telluride Film Festival. As someone who grew up fairly close to the Ozark Mountains…
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Let The Dead Sleep: On “Alien Romulus” and Digital Resurrection
SPOILERS FOR ALIEN ROMULUS: Fede Alvarez’s “Alien Romulus,” the latest entry in the “Alien” franchise, is a sturdily constructed movie with two thoughtfully written lead characters at its center. One is Rain (Cailee Spaeny), an orphaned miner who joins a reckless scheme to break into a decommissioned space station. The other great character is Rain’s…
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Short Films in Focus: Young People, Old People and Nothing In Between
Parida Tantiwasadakran’s “Young People, Old People and Nothing In Between” centers on the friendship between a 7-year-old named Juice (Deedee Piamwiriyaku) with ADHD and her friend, an elderly woman named Grandma Lovely (Suwinya Kungsadan), who is slowly descending into dementia. With such a wide age gap between them and a limited understanding of everything that…
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TIFF 2024: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See
The Toronto International Film Festival gets underway this week with over 200 feature films and dozens of special events. We will have multiple people on the ground in Canada to report on the best, the worst, and everything in between. Now, a lot of what people see in Toronto, and some of what we’ll cover,…
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Restaurant Review: Lola’s in NoMad
In her first review as interim critic, Melissa Clark visits Lola’s, whose produce-driven cooking is familiar but lifted by brilliant twists and tweaks.
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23 New NYC Restaurants to Try This Fall
The season’s marquee openings in New York City include the next move from Kent Hospitality, the first Manhattan restaurant from Andrew Tarlow and more.
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