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'In the Heights' sets the bar high for this year's movie musicals

5 years 3 months ago
Big and vibrant, "In the Heights" provides summer movie-going with a joyous jolt of adrenalin, wedding the sensibilities of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical with "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. Chu's mouth-watering imagery. Throw in a dazzling cast, and Warner Bros. has gifted audiences with what feels like just the ticket to jog them out of their pandemic doldrums -- maybe all the way to a theater.

Ellie Kemper doesn't deserve this

5 years 3 months ago
The internet pile-on landing on the Kimmy Schmidt actress over her participation in a controversial pageant when she was a teenager--and for which she has apologized--is not about accountability; instead it's a nuance-free, public shaming campaign--harassment under the guise of social justice, writes Jill Filipovic.

'Loki' makes a new kind of mischief as Marvel's latest 'variant' for Disney+

5 years 3 months ago
The slow wind-up has characterized all three of Marvel's Disney+ series, but the pacing feels particularly sluggish — and the endgame, pardon the expression, elusive — watching the first two episodes of "Loki." Seeing Tom Hiddleston reprise his role as the suave Thor villain certainly has its charms, but thus far the god of mischief hasn't taken the shape of a wholly compelling concept.
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