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Korean Experimental Art Gets a Star Turn at the Guggenheim
A Guggenheim exhibition shines a light on a remarkable but lesser-known art scene in South Korea that thrived in the tumult of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Venice Film Festival 2023: Dogman, Ferrari
At the Venice Biennale, Mostra di Cinema (that’s film festival to you), the evening’s big premieres customarily play for the press on the morning of at the site’s biggest houses, the Grande and Darsenna. They switch off. Today, Luc Besson’s “Dogman” was at the Grande at 8:30 p.m. and the Darsenna at 11 p.m., while Michael Mann’s…
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Slotherhouse
Things “Slotherhouse” gets wrong about sorority life: 1. Fraternity guys would never be allowed to hang out at the house and drink alcohol during rush. 2. Voting for chapter president doesn’t involve a creepy ritual with red robes and candelabras. 3. Adorable, furry sloths don’t go on vicious, bloody killing sprees. What “Slotherhouse” gets right,…
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Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time Continues Its Dull Fantasy Worldbuilding in Season Two
In a world where even Prime Video’s multi-billion dollar “Lord of the Rings” series doesn’t seem to have broken through to mainstream popularity the way they expected, another season of “The Wheel of Time” feels particularly superfluous. The first season premiered on Prime Video less than a year before “The Rings of Power,” presumably as…
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The Mountain
When you’re in the purest and/or most extreme natural settings, one’s sense of time can get rejiggered. Or, as a character in T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land put it, “In the mountains, there you feel free.” For is time not a constraint? Directed by and starring Thomas Salvador, “The Mountain” takes its time to loosen your…
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Dan Callahan on His New Book, Bing and Billie and Frank and Ella and Judy and Barbra
In the last 12 years, Dan Callahan has written seven books, bringing to bear his capacious knowledge on cinema, acting, directing, cultural history, turning his detail-oriented gaze onto a variety of subjects. On writing about the art of acting, he has few peers. He started in 2011 with Barbara Stanwyck: A Miracle Woman, and followed…
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Humanity’s Ancestors Nearly Died Out, Genetic Study Suggests
The population crashed following climate change about 930,000 years ago, scientists concluded. Other experts aren’t convinced by the analysis.
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U.S. Seeks to Block Recovery of Titanic Artifacts
Washington has gone to court to become a party to the salvage case involving the famous liner so it can stop any expedition it deems objectionable.
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Red or White Wine? Or Something in Between? Decoding the Wine Color Wheel
Once, the significant decision was red or white? Now, consumers face a much more challenging spectrum of selections. It’s a great thing.
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Starfield’s 1,000 Planets May Be One Giant Leap for Game Design
The stakes are high for Bethesda’s newest role-playing game. Microsoft needs an Xbox hit, and players are hungry for an expansive and satisfying space adventure.