Television
In Screen Gab no. 149, we catch up with ‘Challengers,’ now streaming on Prime Video, speak with the man behind Colin Farrell’s prosthetics in ‘The Penguin’ and more.
Sept. 20, 2024
Movies
George Clooney and Brad Pitt reunite for a lax, generic-feeling crime comedy about two headstrong fixers who are forced to work together for one night.
Demi Moore is boldly exposed as an aging Oscar winner rejected by her producer in a hyperstylized satire that also stars Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.
Sept. 19, 2024
Also this week: Leonard Maltin presents 1930s Universal rarities, ‘Rhythm Thief’ restored, Haile Gerima’s new documentary and a double-bill of Alain Delon’s beauty.
Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani becomes the first player to achieve 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season as the Dodgers beat Miami 20-4 to clinch a playoff berth.
Sports
WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes, who has drawn scorn from some for her criticism of Caitlin Clark, said this week that the Indiana Fever rookie isn’t ‘dominating’ the WNBA.
Sept. 18, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Taylor Swift demonstrated integrity and love of country by endorsing Kamala Harris for president. Other celebrities should follow her lead.
Angels
Angels star Mike Trout is open to discussing a position change after missing 370 games over the past four seasons because of injury.
Sept. 16, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Sept. 15, 2024
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.