
VIDEO: #OscarsSoWhite goes viral
Controversy followed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcement of the nominees for the 2016 Oscars ceremony.

Cartoonist Ted Rall delivers with “Bernie”
Rall offers a deftly drawn, incisive portrait of the man and the political climate against which he rebels.

Inextricable bond between shepherd and flock: A modern Icelandic tragicomic film
Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson has a small hit on his hands in his new film "Rams," starring two of his country's leading stage actors.

“Hail, Caesar!” A specter haunts Hollywood in new goofball comedy
Hot on the heels of the Oscar-nominated Trumbo, another 1950s-set movie about Hollywood Reds has been released.

“A Life in Red” offers historical insight, but can it deliver?
The book promises a deeper understanding of the complex and fluid history of working-class unity, viewed through the lens of the struggle against Southern racism.

New L.A. play says: Beware the catch in every dream
The new play "Dream Catcher" provides an uninterrupted 80 minutes of high drama between two passionate characters.

“Candide”: The best of all possible shows?
It's at all times innovative, witty and charming, full of puppetry, pageantry, imaginative stagecraft and Voltaire's waggish sensibility.

“13 Hours” and “Cartel Land”: Cries and whispers
"Cartel Land" is a serious film, evenhanded in showing the complexities of vigilante action.

Screen Actors Guild Awards — the union alternative to the Oscars
"Yes, it's glitzy and glamorous, but really it's about celebrating our union."

“Aferim!”: The wild, wild East in film
It has a number of genre conventions of the Western, though one could argue that the Romanian-set film should be called an "Eastern."

