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I had been enticed into the theater by the “Monkey Man” trailer that had been popping up in theaters for months now. With strong marketing and a clear heavy influence from the “John Wick” franchise,...

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more.

It wouldn’t be right of me to put Jacob Elordi through the wringer a few months ago after “Saltburn” and then not use my “Immaculate” review to go through the same process with Sydney Sweeney....

Few moments bring a smile to my face faster than the waft of reefer hitting my nose in a movie theater parking lot. Back in my getting-baked days, before I had to acknowledge that maybe...

I’m late to the “Dune” game. On Tuesday, I watched Part One at home on my modesty-sized television. Laying there in my bed, I knew I was doing the art a disservice. This was a...

Going in I had low expectations for “Madame Web”, but I thought that maybe it could be fun and campy. It wasn’t. From the first line to the last one it was an unmitigated disaster.

“American Fiction” opens with the main character Monk (Jeffery Wright) making a college student cry and I for one am always in support of that. Director Cord Jefferson spends the next hour and a half wringing out every bit of white crocodile tears he possibly can, simultaneously mocking my demographic while enthralling us in a story we could not possibly begin to unravel

Those are the attributes that Deby Xiadani, the venue's new artistic director, wants audiences to note. She figures if a performance is funny, dark, and smart, it’s probably going to be great.

I wanted to see “The Beekeeper” because I wanted to see David Ayers work. His directorial career has made me a little sad. An all-time Hollywood “What-If?” of incidental and unfortunate derailment.

CORTLAND — Local specialists and residents shared their impressions Wednesday on the Trumbull County Combined Health District’s new location in downtown Cor