"We all need a respite from the stress of 2025, and indulging in good music, books and movies is a must for our psyches in 2026," Amy Calder writes.

Citizen Canine: Dogs in Movies by author and film journalist Wendy Mitchell. It’s an exciting ride through the more than a ...

The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who died in 2023, wrote music of profoundly shadowed seriousness, and her ironically ...

The Choral” is a very gentle, very British movie about the importance of art, set against World War I, that’s powerful in a ...

Join us on a trip around the world of literature as we survey the international titles that are coming to the big and small ...

As Handel’s “Messiah” is a revered Christmas ritual, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has become a New Year’s Day tradition here in ...

Timothée Chalamet is a ping-pong sensation whose selfishness could derail his dreams in the unconventionally cool sports movie "Marty Supreme." ...

The disappearance of Joe Pichler, nearly two decades after he vanished without a trace, remains one of Hollywood’s most haunting unsolved mysteries. A former child actor who appeared in major studio ...

The Illinois Symphony Orchestra is expected to take audiences on a musical journey through folk traditions, cinematic drama and revolutionary soundscapes during its upcoming “Hero’s Journey” concert ...

A killer game of hide and seek.

Described as a “bold reimagining,” the production casts Blanchett as Egmont, a role traditionally filled by a male narrator. Credit for the new take goes to ‘Slave Play’ breakout Jeremy O. Harris. By ...

Zach Laws is a longtime entertainment journalist and movie features writer. He is also an independent filmmaker and member of the Screen Actors Guild based out of Los Angeles. Zach grew up watching ...