Books
‘Crook Manifesto,’ the second book in Colson Whitehead’s series on furniture salesman-criminal fence Ray Carney, takes us to Harlem in the big, bad 1970s.
July 12, 2023
Awards
Los Angeles Times columnist Glenn Whipp wraps up the Telluride Film Festival and talks “Nickel Boys” with Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in his weekly newsletter.
Sept. 6, 2024
With Venice and Telluride over and the Toronto Film Festival wrapping, Times columnist Glenn Whipp looks at an Oscar season that seems delightfully unsettled.
Sept. 12, 2024
Movies
Playing a pivotal role in the film adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel about foster school abuse, Ellis-Taylor advocates for cinema that is not “palliative.”
Sept. 2, 2024
He wrote across many genres, then won two Pulitzers for historical fiction. In “Harlem Shuffle,” Colson Whitehead veers into thrilling crime fiction.
Sept. 14, 2021
After spending a Labor Day weekend in the Colorado Rockies watching movies, we leave Telluride with several high points: bold documentaries and daring narratives.
Sept. 4, 2024
This week: A 12-film Gena Rowlands tribute, 35 years of “Heathers” and reports from last weekend’s electric screenings of ‘Showgirls’ and ‘Miami Vice.’
Aug. 30, 2024
World premieres of ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘Conclave’ and ‘Saturday Night’ see freshness colliding with nostalgia, while Angelina Jolie’s turn in ‘Maria’ doesn’t hit the rafters.
Sept. 1, 2024
Heavy on politically themed features and timely documentaries, the Colorado fest’s 2024 edition reflects an engagement with the shifting world outside theaters.
Aug. 29, 2024
An investigation by research agency Forensic Architecture analyzes video captured during the fatal shooting of Turkish human rights lawyer Tahir Elci.
Feb. 18, 2019