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How Musk Foiled a Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Year
News that Mr. Musk did not allow the use of his Starlink satellite network highlights concerns in Kyiv and Washington about his outsize influence in the war.
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Lynn Lynn’s Journey From Rocker to Dissecting Myanmar’s Coup in Film
Lynn Lynn was a musical idol when he volunteered in 2015 to protect the life of Myanmar’s new civilian leader. Forced to flee after 2021’s coup, he has reinvented himself as a film director.
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Vietnam and U.S. Deepen Ties Amid Wariness of China
President Biden is expected to celebrate a new upgrade in relations with Vietnam this weekend, despite concerns about the country’s authoritarian crackdown and repression.
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After South African Fire, Migrants Fear a Violent Backlash
Some survivors have been detained by the police, while politicians have lashed out at the newcomers as scapegoats for intractable problems like crime, joblessness and a housing shortage.
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A Portrait Miniature Was Muse to Mickalene Thomas
At Yale University Art Gallery, the artist designs a show blending fact and speculation about the lives of Black Americans whose stories have largely been lost.
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Anatomy of a Fall
It turns out that there’s still life in the courtroom drama if it’s a marital one too. Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” starts with a traditional mystery, but it evolves to become an analysis of a different kind of fall than the literal one at its center. It’s about the decline of a partnership,…
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Dicks: The Musical
“Dicks: The Musical” is billed as the first A24 musical and it’s going to be a tough opening act to follow. A twisted genre experiment that plays with sexuality, classic genre tropes, and general lunacy, it’s half a movie, but it’s so committed to its rebellious tone that it makes for a hell of a…
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Jawan
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan resumes his much-anticipated comeback with “Jawan” (Hindi for “Soldier”), a high-toned action-adventure about a well-meaning terrorist and his crack team of hostage-taking girls with guns. Khan’s revival began a year ago with a prominent cameo in the otherwise meh mythofantastic superhero pic “Brahmastra Part One: Shiva.” Then in, January, he stormed the box office with the lead role in “Pathaan,” a manic spy thriller and the most recent installment in the Yash Raj cinematic…
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Showtime’s Surreal Comedy Series Dreaming Whilst Black is Hilarious and Authentic
Oh, to be a Black person trying to make it in the film industry in a predominately white society. The realities are soul-crushing, so the best one can do is go full Donald O’Connor and make ‘em laugh. In the case of “Dreaming Whilst Black,” a Black British comedy series adaptation of the BAFTA-winning web series…
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Apple TV+’s The Changeling Lets Down Its Flawless, Profound Performances
When it comes to pop culture criticism, few things are more frustrating than a TV series with an intriguing premise and great performances that lacks the cohesion and structural discipline to be great. Created by Kelly Marcel (whose track record of scripting “Fifty Shades of Grey” and “Saving Mr. Banks” does not exactly inspire confidence),…