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How Olivia Wilde Builds Comic Tension in ‘The Invite’
movies

How Olivia Wilde Builds Comic Tension in ‘The Invite’

The director and actress discusses a tense scene from her dinner-party comedy, in which she stars with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.

By Mekado Murphy
Review: Spoken and Sung Stories Duel in ‘Suddenly Last Summer’
arts

Review: Spoken and Sung Stories Duel in ‘Suddenly Last Summer’

Tennessee Williams’s darkly operatic one-act play becomes a proper opera in a new adaptation by the composer Courtney Bryan.

By Joshua Barone
‘The Chosen’ Studio Is Accused of Shortchanging Crowdfunders
arts

‘The Chosen’ Studio Is Accused of Shortchanging Crowdfunders

A lawsuit by a former shareholder says he was not fairly compensated when the company behind the popular drama about Jesus’ life went private.

By Malia Mendez
Bayeux Tapestry Arrives in U.K. After Maximum-Security Operation
arts

Bayeux Tapestry Arrives in U.K. After Maximum-Security Operation

The 11th-century tapestry will go on display at the British Museum in September. Tickets for the exhibition have already been selling rapidly.

By Alex Marshall
CeCe Winans Revisits the Simple Power of Worship Music
arts

CeCe Winans Revisits the Simple Power of Worship Music

Best known for contemporary stylings of praise music that topped charts across genres, this singer’s new album of pared-down sacred music, “The Hymns,” put her back atop the gospel charts.

By Robert M. Marovich
PEN America President Resigns After Article About Israel and Cultural Boycotts
arts

PEN America President Resigns After Article About Israel and Cultural Boycotts

The novelist Dinaw Mengestu, who was elected seven months ago, said the article “continues this approach toward defending some rights while not defending others.”

By Malia Mendez
Jay-Z’s Definitive Album? Debating ‘Reasonable Doubt’ vs. ‘The Blueprint’
podcasts

Jay-Z’s Definitive Album? Debating ‘Reasonable Doubt’ vs. ‘The Blueprint’

Ahead of the rapper’s three celebratory nights at Yankee Stadium, our “Popcast” hosts debate two major Jay-Z albums.

By Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli
Now Entering Noir City
movies

Now Entering Noir City

Crime and mystery fans can catch a 10-day festival of film noir at the Paris Theater, or find some killer movies streaming on major platforms.

By Jason Bailey
In ‘Remake,’ a Life Documented on Film Prompts Painful Questions
movies

In ‘Remake,’ a Life Documented on Film Prompts Painful Questions

Ross McElwee (“Sherman’s March”) reconsiders footage of himself and his family, including a son who died of an overdose.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Failure Is Inevitable in a Franchise That’s Incredible
arts

Failure Is Inevitable in a Franchise That’s Incredible

In the psychological horror series Pathologic, eerie theatrics and impossible decisions unfold in a Russian town overrun by plague.

By Christopher Byrd
‘Survival of the Thickest’ Showed How Clichés Can Be Transgressive
arts

‘Survival of the Thickest’ Showed How Clichés Can Be Transgressive

The Netflix rom-com series that just ended after three seasons succeeded thanks to an irresistible performance by its star, Michelle Buteau.

By Maya Phillips
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
movies

5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now

This month’s picks include two 2026 animated adventures and the finale to a Guillermo del Toro franchise.

By Dina Gachman
‘The Ghost in the Shell’ Director Wanted Humans in Charge
arts

‘The Ghost in the Shell’ Director Wanted Humans in Charge

In an interview, Mokochan discusses his new adaptation of the classic cyberpunk manga and why this story continues to resonate.

By Rafael Motamayor
The Best Seat in the House Is No Seat at All
arts

The Best Seat in the House Is No Seat at All

Multimedia art is often challenging, provoking. Now it is also potentially bruising. Check your joints before you check out these summer shows.

By Alexis Soloski and Lexi Parra
‘Giulia’ Review: Jennifer Nettles Delivers Empowerment (and Poison)
theater

‘Giulia’ Review: Jennifer Nettles Delivers Empowerment (and Poison)

A stirring but tonally muddled new musical about the “poison queen of Palermo” gets an elegant Off Broadway production.

By Elisabeth Vincentelli
A Decorated Historian’s Research Comes Under Fire
books

A Decorated Historian’s Research Comes Under Fire

Kerri K. Greenidge appeared to lose her professorship at Tufts University after scholars began scrutinizing her 2022 book, “The Grimkes,” which is no longer listed on its publisher’s website.

By Neil Vigdor
Museum Spreads 800 Pounds of Peanut Butter in Tribute to Dutch Artist
arts

Museum Spreads 800 Pounds of Peanut Butter in Tribute to Dutch Artist

An installation honoring the artist, Wim T. Schippers, features a 270-square-foot hexagon spread on the floor of a museum in Rotterdam.

By Natan Odenheimer
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
movies

Five Action Movies to Stream Now

Upgrade your movie night with these picks, featuring karate-chopping families, rogue assassins and more.

By Robert Daniels
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
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7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

By The New York Times
Hershel Parker, Melville Scholar of Ahab-Like Obsessiveness, Dies at 90
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Hershel Parker, Melville Scholar of Ahab-Like Obsessiveness, Dies at 90

The author of an exhaustive two-volume biography, he was “fanatical about his approach to scholarship and infatuated with Melville,” a colleague said.

By Richard Sandomir
Sex and Surrealism on the French Riviera
books

Sex and Surrealism on the French Riviera

A group of artists gathered at a hotel on the Côte d’Azur in 1937. A new book by Anna Thomasson captures the art and escapades the holiday inspired.

By Emily Eakin
Ronny Chieng Tackles Trump’s Two Air Force Ones
arts

Ronny Chieng Tackles Trump’s Two Air Force Ones

“Is that why there’s no gas in the world anymore? Because the president flies with an extra emotional support plane?” Chieng said on “The Daily Show.”

By Trish Bendix
Art Gallery Shows to See in July
arts

Art Gallery Shows to See in July

This week in Newly Reviewed, Travis Diehl covers the ramblings of Tinmantis, Jill Magid’s politics, a gory group show and Erin Johnson’s look at Lawrence, Kan., after “The Day After.”

By Travis Diehl
Wes Anderson and Luke Wilson Walk Into an Elevator and … Get Stuck
arts

Wes Anderson and Luke Wilson Walk Into an Elevator and … Get Stuck

Don’t worry, they’re fine, though the Los Angeles Fire Department did have to use a hand crank to free them.

By John S.W. MacDonald
Smithsonian Leader Defends Museum After Negative White House Report
arts

Smithsonian Leader Defends Museum After Negative White House Report

In a letter to staff, Lonnie G. Bunch III wrote that the report was “not a fair characterization of the work and totality of the National Museum of American History.”

By Robin Pogrebin
Bonnie Tyler, Who Sang ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dies at 75
arts

Bonnie Tyler, Who Sang ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dies at 75

With a voice both weathered and operatic, she minted 1980s pop anthems like “Total Eclipse” and “Holding Out for a Hero.”

By Alex Williams
5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
arts

5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now

Mozart choral works, a pairing of Dvorak and Carlos Simon and piano music by Philip Glass are among our selections.

Paul Thek’s Art Legacy: A Shriek and a Giggle
arts

Paul Thek’s Art Legacy: A Shriek and a Giggle

A pioneering painter, sculptor and installation artist, he achieved posthumous glory as a rule breaker, as two riveting exhibitions show.

By Arthur Lubow
‘The Man Will Burn’: On Filming the Sacred and Propane at Burning Man
arts

‘The Man Will Burn’: On Filming the Sacred and Propane at Burning Man

The directors of a new four-part docuseries talked about why the long-running desert festival is important — and like being on “another planet.”

By Alexis Soloski
She Became a Private Eye for Her Art. Investigators Had Questions.
theater

She Became a Private Eye for Her Art. Investigators Had Questions.

A new play is its own piece of art: A first-person account of an official inquiry into an artist’s use of private investigation databases to create work.

By Carolina A. Miranda
‘Westhampton’ Review: A Humiliating Return
movies

‘Westhampton’ Review: A Humiliating Return

They say that you can’t go home again; in this movie, a young filmmaker learns that the hard way.

By Glenn Kenny
‘Night Nurse’ Review: An After-Hours, Erotic Con
movies

‘Night Nurse’ Review: An After-Hours, Erotic Con

In this thriller, a phone scam is being run out of an elder care facility. Eleni, a skittish but observant nurse, quickly becomes enmeshed with two others in the grift.

By Lisa Kennedy
‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Review: Seeing the Words Clearly
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‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Review: Seeing the Words Clearly

A film adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s celebrated memoir of teaching literature in a repressive Iran suggests that the story might be more suited to the page.

By Ben Kenigsberg
‘Moana’ Review: It Doesn’t Go Far
movies

‘Moana’ Review: It Doesn’t Go Far

This live-action remake of the 2016 animated film has nothing to add to the original, and winds up subtracting instead.

By Alissa Wilkinson
‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ Review: Hamming It Up
movies

‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ Review: Hamming It Up

A small-town naïf heads to Los Angeles to bed her celebrity crush (Jon Hamm) in this bonkers sex comedy.

By Jeannette Catsoulis
‘Do You Love Me’ Review: Images of a Beirut Beyond War
movies

‘Do You Love Me’ Review: Images of a Beirut Beyond War

The director Lana Daher creates a complex emotional portrait of Lebanon with found footage assembled into a 75-minute film of memory, trauma and life.

By Nicolas Rapold
‘Evil Dead Burn’ Review: Stop, Drop and Kill
movies

‘Evil Dead Burn’ Review: Stop, Drop and Kill

A dark spirit boils and sears its way through an unhappy family in the latest “Evil Dead” installment.

By Beatrice Loayza