Television

Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez, Benedict Wong as Wong, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange.

Arts

Marvel's 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' is all over the place

5:00am May 06, 2022

by Glen Weldon

The latest MCU film is at its best when director Sam Raimi leans into its horror elements, and at its weakest when it coasts on cameos and callbacks from a now-diffuse network of Marvel properties.

National

Review: Welcome back, 'Star Trek'

4:37pm May 05, 2022

by Eric Deggans

The Paramount+ series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds recaptures the sentiment of the original show — a return to a diverse, charismatic group of explorers who prove the value of peace among the stars.

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Clockwise from top left: Amber Ruffin, Cristela Alonzo, Trevor Noah, Ali Wong, Roy Wood Jr. and Hasan Minhaj could be successors to James Corden on The Late Late Show.

Arts

It's time for a non-white host of 'The Late Late Show'. Here's our critic's shortlist

10:20am May 05, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Ali Wong, Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin and Hasan Minhaj are all on this critic's shortlist of candidates for the job.

Dave Chappelle performing in Los Angeles, California in 2018.

Dave Chappelle attacker charged with assault with a deadly weapon

6:59pm May 04, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

23-year-old Isaiah Lee has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

Colin Firth plays Michael Peterson, a writer who was charged with his wife's death, in the HBO Max series The Staircase.

Arts

New 'Staircase' series emphasizes the tragedy behind the sensational true crime story

5:13pm May 04, 2022

by John Powers

In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead in her Durham, N.C., home. Her husband, Michael, was accused of her murder, and a Netflix documentary followed. Now, a new HBO Max series revisits the case.

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Arts

More TV shows depict abortion but few resemble real life

4:29pm May 04, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Maude, Scandal, Jane the Virgin. The number of TV shows that have included abortion in the narrative has increased over the decades. But scripted TV's treatment of abortion rarely resembles reality.

Silhouette of boy in front of a television screen.

Arts

There's too much TV to keep up. Have we hit the limit?

2:11pm May 03, 2022

by Linda Holmes

It's not that there are too many bad shows. It's that there are too many perfectly fine ones. That has implications for jobs in Hollywood.

Cadet Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) is assigned to the Enterprise on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Arts

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' goes there, boldly

6:46pm May 01, 2022

by Glen Weldon

The Paramount Plus show, a prequel to the classic '60s series, offers stripped-down, back-to-basics Trek storytelling and a charming cast.

National

Netflix promised good jobs at Tudum. Now, one of its teams has been laid off

8:14pm April 29, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

Yesterday, Netflix laid off some of its staff, many of them recently hired women of color. They were working on its new fan-focused website.

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Arts

'Carpool Karaoke' king James Corden will leave his late-night show in 2023

8:24am April 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

The British actor and writer announced his decision during the taping of Thursday's The Late Late Show, which he began hosting in 2015. Corden will leave next spring, but didn't say what he'd do next.