

Wesley Morris
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Aaron Rodgers Is Now a Jet (and Becoming a New Yorker, Too)
The Jets’ starting quarterback has thrown himself into the culture of his new professional home before he’s thrown a single pass.
‘Wham!’ Review: They Made It Big, Then Broke Up
A new movie documents George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s storming of the pop airwaves as the duo Wham! and laughs past the thorny questions.
‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Review: She Can’t Handle the Truth
The director Nicole Holofcener’s characters are known for their brazen honesty. But it’s dishonesty that drives her new film, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Tina Turner: Tornado. Treasure. There Was Nobody Like Her.
She enthralled the masses like she was a wonder of the world, bringing her singular electricity to songs about survival, freedom and bravery. It’s hard...
‘The Little Mermaid’ Review: Disney’s Renovations Are Only Skin Deep
Disney’s live-action remake, with Halle Bailey starring as Ariel and a diverse cast, is a dutiful corrective with noble intentions and little fun.
‘Fast X’ Review: Drivers Wanted. Again.
Twenty-two years and nine sequels in, the “Fast and Furious” franchise is finding it hard to keep the thrill alive.
‘The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons’ Review
A new documentary explores the artist’s sly conceptual works, and what it means when white people try to own something Black.
Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero
Cool and charismatic, Belafonte channeled his stardom into activism. He was a true people person, who knew how to reach, teach and challenge us.
We’re Out of Movie Stars. Whose Fault Is That?
There are fewer films now that allow an actor to grow a persona and a Tom Cruise level of stardom. It’s a crisis, and the...
Barbra Streisand on Her Early Recordings: ‘That Girl Can Sing’
“Live at the Bon Soir,” a restored set of songs from November 1962, allows listeners today — and Streisand, herself — to rediscover the sounds...