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Review: William Kentridge's 'The Great Yes' at the Wallis: A dazzling meditation on a world out of kilter
Enough cannot be said about the singing, the dancing, the costume and production design and more in William Kentridge's chamber opera, in which noted intellectuals and artists flee 1941 France.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 9 -
The Seed of the Sacred Fig review – Mohammad Rasoulof’s fearless drama is a damning indictment of the Iranian regime
A government official comes into conflict with his wife and daughters when violent protest grips Iran in the exiled director’s Oscar-nominated latest. It takes an inordinate amount of courage to be ...The Guardian - Feb. 9 -
Super Bowl 2025: Kendrick Lamar, SZA's halftime show recap, review and surprise guests
Lamar, SZA, Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams deliver at halftime showCBS Sports - Feb. 10 -
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl half-time show review – game over for Drake
The Pulitzer prize-winning rapper chose artistry over more obvious showmanship in an unusual set yet still delivered the final blow to his diss track nemesis. The Super Bowl half-time show is ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
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Review: 'Noises Off,' Michael Frayn's ingenious farce, doesn't have to be perfect to succeed
Tony winner Anna D. Shapiro directs a revival of Michael Frayn's backstage farce at the Geffen Playhouse in a co-production with Steppenwolf Theatre Company.Los Angeles Times - 6d -
European soccer weekend review: Liverpool KO turns FA Cup upside down
The lower leagues showed Liverpool and the Premier League that they can't buy the FA Cup.ESPN - 6d -
Anselm Kiefer: Early Works review – his Nazi salute dominates a show haunted by horrors
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford From shocking images of him Sieg Heil-ing to a woodland watercolour haunted by the atrocities of war, the German artist confronts his homeland’s fascist past – and it’s ...The Guardian - 6d -
Looking at Women, Looking at War by Victoria Amelina review – in memory of the Ukrainian novelist who catalogued war crimes
A powerful, posthumous collection of diary entries, interviews, war reports and poetry has the late author’s tragic absence at its heart. When Russia attacked Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Victoria ...The Guardian - 6d -
My Husband, the Cyborg review – the raging narcissism behind rich-man body modification
Susanna Cappellaro’s intimate documentary follows her spouse as he gets a body implant, the process serving to demonstrate the self absorption behind it. A cheeky programming choice for February, ...The Guardian - 5d -
Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 review: Apple’s best workout buds are back with a bang
Better fit, great sound, noise cancelling, longer battery life and heart rate sensors upgrade just about everything. After five years, Apple is back with a full revamp of the earbuds that put its ...The Guardian - 5d -
I was part of the panel that reviewed the Lucy Letby case. I believe the trial was fundamentally flawed | Neena Modi
We must face the possibility that a horrific miscarriage of justice occurred, and action must be taken before it causes yet more suffering for those involved. In August 2023, a former neonatal ...The Guardian - 5d -
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – giant laughs for Hugh Grant but weepie sequel is strangely dazed
Renée Zellweger looks as if she’s thinking of something else in weird fourquel that sees our heroine choosing between new suitors Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The last Bridget Jones film – ...The Guardian - 5d -
Review: 'Bacon' treads the line between love and abuse for teenage boys in a Rogue Machine powerhouse
Rogue Machine Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of Sophie Swithinbank's 'Bacon,' a two-hander directed by Michael Matthews that explores masculinity, bullying, sexuality and trauma.Los Angeles Times - 5d -
Tory MP’s killer released from UK anti-terror scheme too early, review finds
Prevent’s assessment of Ali Harbi Ali’s vulnerabilities was ‘problematic’ before murder of David AmessFinancial Times - 4d -
Captain America: Brave New World review – Harrison Ford juggles green screens, red fists and vanilla plotting
Ford has gravitas as the new president and Anthony Mackie makes a charismatic captain, but this is a tired and uninspired dollop of content from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ‘Brave” it might be, ...The Guardian - 4d -
Oscars short films 2025 review – from immigration hell to kiss-averse kids and inspirational octogenarians
Fifteen films have been nominated in the categories of live action, animation and documentary – some cliched, some excellent and others truly powerful . Once again, the British-based Shorts ...The Guardian - 4d -
Review: Don't let details bog you down and 'Captain America: Brave New World' works, despite itself
The screenplay of the latest movie in the MCU tries to be too many things to too many prior adventures, but at its core is a resonant story about Black heroism.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
Review: In a Winnipeg few will recognize, 'Universal Language' speaks from a deep well of humanity
Written and directed by director Matthew Rankin, the comedy presents a Persian-language-inflected Canada, getting at timely questions of homeland and belonging.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
Yellowjackets season three review – this teen cannibal drama just remembered how to be funny
It’s a witty, self-aware return for the show about a high school football team’s wilderness survival – a welcome break from its directionless second outing. When it first arrived on our screens, it ...The Guardian - 3d -
Review: Twyla Tharp at her best in 'Aguas da Amazonia' premiere with Philip Glass score
Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Twyla Tharp Dance premieres 'Aguas da Amazonia' with Philip Glass' score in Santa Barbara, Costa Mesa, Palm Desert and Northridge before it heads for the Kennedy ...Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Review: We watched all 15 short films nominated at the 2025 Oscars. Here's what should win
Live-action, documentary, animation: AMPAS nominates five worthy shorts in each category but only one will prevail. Here's a guide to help you win your Oscars pool.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Review: 'Becoming Led Zeppelin' brings riffage and volume but little in the way of fresh insight
Though blessed with new interviews with surviving band members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant, the timid profile represents a missed opportunity.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Review: 'Old Friends' pay tribute to Sondheim in a luxurious pre-Broadway celebration at the Ahmanson
Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga star in 'Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends' in a pre-Broadway run at the Ahmanson Theatre.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Dreams review – Jessica Chastain channels rich Americans whose charity comes with strings
The erotic reward for Chastain’s sponsorship of a Mexican dancer lights a fuse that reveals philanthropy’s toxic underside. Mexican director Michel Franco returns with a chilly, angrily intense and ...The Guardian - 1d -
Kylie Minogue review – Tension world tour kicks off with euphoric show stuffed with hit after hit
RAC Arena, Perth The first stop on Kylie’s biggest tour in two decades reminds us that Australia’s queen of pop has always been a genius at reinvention. It is hard to believe anyone was ever a ...The Guardian - 1d -
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – our hapless heroine is sharper, wiser and funnier
Renée Zellweger’s Bridget faces new challenges in parenting and love, but it’s the familiar faces around her who deliver heart and humour in this unexpectedly poignant fourth outing. There is ...The Guardian - 1d -
European soccer review: Bellingham's red costs Madrid and Arsenal might have a striker
Jude Bellingham's sending off for Real Madrid was the main talking point in LaLiga. That and more from around the continent in ESPN's Weekend Review.ESPN - 13h -
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – a cathartic savaging of western hypocrisy over Gaza
The novelist and reporter delivers a passionate indictment of complacent liberal responses to Israel’s brutal campaign. “Where’s the Palestinian Martin Luther King?” Journalist and novelist Omar El ...The Guardian - 3d