Les Miserables

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Identity Thief's Creators Fear What Audiences Love About Melissa McCarthy

Fear a Steady Diet of Movies Like Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Broken City: Russell Crowe Seems Miserable to Be Here

2012 Village Voice Film Critics' Poll

Movies are alive in the age of McConaughey.

Les Miserables Doesn't Dream Daringly

Best Foods to Sneak Into the Movie Theater on Christmas Day

In America, going to the movies on Christmas day is a tradition right up there with hanging stockings, drunken family fights and tryptophan comas. After all, what else is there to do when the inevitable post-presents boredom sets in? This year, the pickings are particularly alluring, with Les Miser ... More >>

The Jills: Dynamic Duo

Wuthering Heights: Black Like Me

Andrea Arnold's adaptation of Brontë braves lines of color.

Was Tupac Shakur a Homophobe? Three Signs Makaveli Loved Gay People

At six feet, four inches and nearly 300 pounds, Suge Knight was once hip-hop's most respected feared label executive. The Death Row Records capo was often ruthless and his questionable business practices regularly involved physical violence. Rumors that he threatened to throw Vanilla Ice off a hot ... More >>

Next to Normal at the Miracle Theatre: Next to Good, but Needs Major Tune-Ups

​After attending the Actors' Playhouse premiere of Next to Normal at the Miracle Theatre, I can see why the musical won the Pulitzer for drama in 2010. The writing of the show is magnificent; every interaction and every word either serves the purpose of developing the plot, yanking deftly at heart ... More >>

Songs of Psychiatry

Five Worst TV Singers Ever in Honor of NBC's The Voice Premiering April 26

William "She Bangs!" Hung.​Damn, America. You really love yourself a generic televised singing competition, don't you? We already have good ole' reliable American Idol jamming up the airwaves with massacred Top 40 favorites. And now Simon Cowel's The X-Factor is slated to premiere this ... More >>

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