Movies
An offbeat rom-com that ventures down the film-noir path, “Hit by Lightning” manages to make dark comedy fresh by combining two formulas.
Oct. 30, 2014
Television
No series is more charming or effortlessly amusing than ‘The Chris Isaak Show’ on Showtime.
Jan. 5, 2002
California
May 30, 2017
Critics, shmitics, all this is relative.
March 12, 2001
Entertainment & Arts
Arts and Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services and the Nation’s Press
April 3, 1999
June 1Action Point Johnny Knoxville stars as the proprietor of a safety-challenged theme park threatened by the arrival of a nearby mega-amusement park.
May 27, 2018
Endings are tricky and perhaps particularly tricky in television.
May 17, 2016
Archives
If you think you’d sooner sit through a double feature of “Die Hard With a Vengeance” and “Batman Forever” than be seen wearing anything orange, think again.
July 23, 1995
Travel & Experiences
“I named my cat Pantyhose because it sleeps in my pantyhose drawer.”
June 2, 1995
Crooner Chris Isaak plays a bandleader who’s also a regular guy on the quirky new Showtime series.