Netflix's nightmare anthology gives us a sweet romance with a trail of clever pop culture references

As new waves of 20-year-olds wash up on his shores, the favorite novelist of the attitudinal post-adolescent set keeps writing with a pen dipped in acid.

Britney Spears rockets through "SNL," U2's the Edge sings for Stephen Hawking and Clinton makes a connection between Republicans and Islamicists.

12 films to watch for in 2008. Plus: An interview (and podcast) with John Sayles about his latest film, "Honeydripper," starring Danny Glover.

"Gone Girl" might be titillating reviewers with a glimpse of Affleck's junk, but these leading men went there first

Todd Haynes' opulent ode to the glam-rock era may be 50 percent polyester, but it's full of heart.

Despite the WB's reputation as the teen-sex network, shows like "Dawson's Creek" and "Roswell" owe their appeal more to the damaged-family yearnings of a Brontk or Dickens novel than to sheer skin.

The current displays of jism only prove how passi men have become.

"Best of the Vanguard Sessions" introduces John Fahey's chillingly beautiful six-string folk.

The late oral historian talks about what textbooks never tell us, and how he gets his riveting real-life interviews

Martin McDonagh's scabrous gangster parable hits theaters, along with a gentle, haunting tale of Arab-Israeli romance.

The beleaguered country demands a better explanation from U.S. over its counterterror work within its borders

A top-five list from violinist, whistler and songsmith extraordinaire Andrew Bird.

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