Roxy Music saxophonist Andy Mackay was driving down to England’s West Country in mid-December when he got a text from Bryan Ferry saying that they’d been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “I knew we had been nominated,” says Mackay. “But I always felt that we were …
Read More »'The Upside' Review: French Feel-Good Comedy Gets Hart-Felt Remake
We need to talk about Kevin, don’t we? In one of those odd coincidences of timing, we’re getting The Upside, a buddy dramedy that the stand-up comedian/mega-movie star/tireless showbiz workhorse Kevin Hart signed up for a little over four years ago; shot two years ago; saw premiere in Toronto in …
Read More »'The Good Place' Recap: Heaven Can Wait
A review of tonight’s The Good Place, “The Book of Dougs,” coming up just as soon as I’m four Oreos from Heaven… Despite the Jeremy Bearimy of it all and the Forties fashions, the show has always had a very contemporary notion of the afterlife. Trevor, Shawn and the rest …
Read More »White Supremacist Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder in Charlottesville Car Attack
James Alex Fields Jr., the white supremacist who killed Heather Heyer when he rammed his car through a crowd of counterprotesters during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was convicted of first-degree murder Friday. Fields was also found guilty on eight counts of malicious wounding stemming from the …
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