The dizzying pace of Trump administration flare-ups, as more than one pundit has opined, has sometimes made context a casualty as news organizations race to keep up. In that regard, PBS' Frontline continues to provide a welcome service with take-a-deep-breath dives into the headlines, the latest being "Trump's Takeover," a methodical tick-tock of the president's uneasy relationship with the Republican Party establishment.
Another weekend, another No. 1 finish by a horror movie at the box office -- in this case, "A Quiet Place," a taut, niftily constructed exercise in tension starring and directed by John Krasinski, who's joined in the tiny cast by his wife, Emily Blunt.
Focusing on the fateful night that torpedoed Ted Kennedy's presidential aspirations and its immediate aftermath, "Chappaquiddick" is heavy-handed history, a film that at times seems to owe as much to "The X-Files" as the many cinematic dives into the target-rich territory that is the Kennedy clan.
The teen sex comedy gets a gender flip in "Blockers," as a tight-knit trio of girls make a "sex pact," vowing to lose their virginity on prom night. But it's really the parents who take center stage in this raunchy and fitfully quite funny directorial debut from "Pitch Perfect" writer Kay Cannon, which plumbs plenty of warm hugs from the idea of parental angst about their kids leaving the nest.
Alec Baldwin returned for a press conference as President Donald Trump and rapper Cardi B revealed an apparent baby bump while performing on "Saturday Night Live."
