James McAvoy’s muscles are the only strong thing in weak ‘Glass’
My optimism lasted about an hour, when I realized the film had nothing to say and nowhere to go. Its third act is so hopelessly…
You should always leave your window shade open on an airplane
(CNN) — Air travel is a struggle under the best of circumstances. Legroom seems to shrink with every trip, and the argument about whether it’s rude to recline one’s…
Growing up in Westboro Baptist Church: We were “true believers,” everyone else the enemy
“Girl on a Wire: Walking the Line Between Faith and Freedom in the Westboro Baptist Church” by Libby Phelps and Sara Stewart. Copyright 2018 by…
Diane Lane makes power plays on ‘House of Cards’ and ‘The Romanoffs’
She arrives at the St. Regis Hotel dressed casually in white tee, jeans, Gabriela Hearst scarf and … silver Birkenstocks? Yes, actress Diane Lane is…
This is how Louis CK should make his comeback
Jesus, Louis. Could you botch your comeback any worse? Trying out some new material on the sly, eh? Sneaking into the Comedy Cellar for a surprise…
Nic Cage is the Meryl Streep of bats–t-crazy characters
If you want to get at the essence of Nicolas Cage, you’ll find it in his new, bananas revenge thriller, “Mandy.” His whole career may…
Treating cancer patients like criminals won’t solve the opioid crisis
(CNN) I am a 45-year-old woman who’s always been in fairly good health. I practice yoga, run nine miles a week, love kale, avoid red…
‘Eighth Grade’ perfectly captures the hell that is middle school
The wince factor is off the charts — in the best way — in “Eighth Grade,” a masterful ode to one of life’s most universally…
Separated-at-birth triplets met tragic end after shocking psych experiment
When 19-year-old Robert Shafran drove from his home in Scarsdale, NY, to the Catskills for his first day at Sullivan Community College in 1980, he…
Jimmy Fallon on fatherhood, comedy and his seriously genius inventions
Jimmy Fallon has a bone to pick with kids’ books: They make him weepy. “There are a couple that are just so sad, I can’t…