'Little': A Wrong-Body Comedy That Can't Get Comfortable
There's a lot to like about Little, including the central performance of Marsai Martin. But the jokes are a little too slow to pull the formulaic story along.
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'I Never Had A Plan B': Henry Winkler On His Career, From The Fonz To 'Barry'
The actor talks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about struggling with typecasting after Happy Days, his family's immigration story and about how he found out in his 30s that he had dyslexia.
'Game Of Thrones' Keeps Its Finger On The Pulse As It Enters The Home Stretch
Over the years, the HBO series has risen from being a nifty potboiler to a timely expression of a zeitgeist that contests everything from gender roles to climate change to immigration.
In 'Freedom's Detective,' A Flawed But Remarkable Hiram Whitley Infiltrates The KKK
Journalist Charles Lane's account is endlessly gripping — and he does an excellent job of placing the operation in historical context, chronicling racism and resentment in the South post-Civil War.
Meet Marsai Martin, The Youngest Executive Producer In Hollywood
She's 14 years old and about to make her big-screen debut in the comedy Little. You may already know her from the ABC sitcom Black-ish — but now, Martin is also taking bigger reins.
Virginia Hall, The Subject Of 'A Woman Of No Importance,' Was Anything But
A very smooth read about a rocky life, Sonia Purnell's biography of the masterful WWII spy is a reminder of what can be done with a few brave people — and a little resistance.
Which Characters Will Lose The 'Game Of Thrones?': A Chronicle Of Many Deaths Foretold
Just 6 episodes — an estimated 7 hours and 20 minutes — remain. Here are our predictions for which characters will (and especially won't) make it through to the end of the final season — and why.
'Her Smell' Is A Brilliant And Blistering Portrait Of A Musician Falling Apart
Critic Justin Chang says he couldn't tear his eyes away from Elisabeth Moss, who gives a spectacular performance as an out-of-control punk musician struggling with substance abuse.
Little-Remembered Religious Preachers Get Their Due In 'American Messiahs'
Bizarre as they may have been, many messianic leaders were stunningly successful, heading movements that flourished for years due, in part, to their keen ability to offer responses to social distress.
A Daughter Reflects On Her Dad's Ongoing Influence In 'All That You Leave Behind'
Erin Lee Carr's memoir about her relationship with her dad, David Carr, provokes gratitude and empathy — but she fails to investigate herself with the rigor she brings to her own journalism.