The Arts

“Patriots Day,” Peter Berg’s film about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, lands with all the subtlety of one of the deadly explosions that claimed three lives and injured 264 others. Terrorism, bad. Law enforcement, first responders, marathon runners and onlookers — as embodied by the fictional, Boston-proud composite character played by Mark Wahlberg who just

American actress Natalie Portman has spoken out against women being objectified “in business, in government, and in storytelling.” The Jackie star, who was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her portrayal of the late Jacqueline Kennedy in the new biopic, said she believes Hollywood, like all industries, has a long way to go when

During her acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille award at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, Meryl Streep took a rather large swipe at Donald Trump. “This instinct to humiliate, when it’s modeled by someone in the public platform, by someone powerful, it filters down into everybody’s life, because it kind of gives permission for

The first major awards show of the year is upon us and, as expected, celebrities are being rewarded for their hard work with gilded statuettes. So far Billy Bob Thornton, Viola Davis, Ryan Gosling and more have brought home Golden Globes, as have Atlanta, La La Land and The People v. O.J. Simpson. Here’s the

LOS ANGELES — The new movie “Hidden Figures” tells the uplifting true story of a trio of women who defied expectations as they helped the U.S. space program. Now the tale is also beating the odds at the box office. The Oscar hopeful surpassed industry projections in its wide-release debut over the weekend, collecting $21.8