It’s oddly comforting that a movie can still dial M when it wants to. “Drop,” a silly but suspenseful new thriller, carries on the tradition of “When a Stranger Calls" and “Phone Booth” …
Filmmaker Alex Garland has teamed up with former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza to make a new kind of war film. “Warfare,” opening in theaters nationwide this weekend, is based on a real incident in Iraq …
Marvin Levy, Steven Spielberg’s publicist for over four decades and the only person in his field to be recognized with an Oscar, has died. He was 96. Levy died Monday in Los Angeles surrounded by …
War-movie cliches have been rigorously rooted out of “Warfare,” a terse and chillingly brutal immersion in a moment of the Iraq War, writes AP Film Writer Jake Coyle in his review. Clouds of …
Rami Malek stars in the new action thriller “The Amateur,” in theaters Friday. Malek plays a quiet CIA analyst whose wife is murdered in a terrorist attack, which sets him off on a globetrotting …
“Make Sure You Die Screaming" is a genre-bending modern road trip novel. The protagonist is a nonbinary person with no name who recently lost their job, had a nasty breakup and killed their best …
Three years after flying into the Cannes Film Festival with “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise is returning to the Croisette with “Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning.” Organizers of the …
Clem Burke, whose versatile drumming propelled the iconic rock group Blondie during its decades of music that spanned from new-wave punk to disco-infused tunes, has died. He was 70. The band said in …
Katie Kitamura begins her latest novel “Audition” in a restaurant where an older woman meets a younger man for lunch. She is an actor in rehearsals for a new play. He is a student who claims to …
Billie Jean King became the first woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the new sports entertainment category. She was joined by friends Magic Johnson and Oscar-winning actor Jamie …
Comic Amber Ruffin has a new spring gig. PEN America told The Associated Press on Monday that Ruffin will host the free expression organization’s gala fundraiser on May 15. The comic had been …
Praise be! The sixth and final season of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale' is upon us. And though the Hulu drama is still a dark show — “Gilead’s gonna Gilead,” as Commander Lawrence says — this …
“SABLE, fABLE” is the first album in six years from Justin Vernon’s project Bon Iver. It is an epilogue to his three-song EP “SABLE" released last fall. Those tunes open the album with Vernon …
In “No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson,” veteran reporter Gardiner Harris scrutinizes the legacy of health care giant Johnson & Johnson. The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo …
Their names are legend: Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer, Leonard Bernstein. In his new book, “Eminent Jews,” David Denby profiles the rich, messy lives of four immensely talented …
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of April 13-19 include actor Adrien Brody, country singer Chris Stapleton and rapper Ty Dolla $ign. Actor Seth Rogen turns 43, actor Jennifer Garner hits …
The American Library Association has unveiled the 10 most “challenged books” of 2024. It's led by George M. Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and also features Maia Kobabe's “Gender …
Regional Mexican music is crossing borders and going global. Corridos, a musical sub-genre often linked to drug cartel violence, are sparking controversy as famed artists pay homage to cartel bosses, …
Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” returning for its sixth and final season and Viola Davis playing a U.S. president in the action movie “G20” are some of this week’s new streaming …
Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” for four seasons starting in 1959, has died. He was 73. North died Sunday at his home in Florida after …