‘Llewyn Davis,’ Redford deserved better from Academy
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK | Snubs were expected in a strong year, but these shutouts especially hurt.
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Watch online: ‘Artifact,’ ‘Redlands,’ ‘Sun Don’t Shine’
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‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ re-ups a beloved franchise
Chris Pine resuscitates a reluctant CIA spy in the modestly entertaining “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.”
Five ‘Grammy moments’ that never should have happened
The manufactured duets that dominate the Grammy telecast need to stop
The Grammys: Who will win? Who should?
Chris Richards weighs in on who’s likely to win, and which deserving artists will go home empty-handed.
‘Grammy moments’: A mix-and-mismatch pop trend
The music industry’s biggest awards show is clogged with desperate duets that are more about branding than art.
Lifetime’s ‘Lizzie Borden’: A whack and a miss
TV REVIEW | Christina Ricci gives a so-so performance as the infamous (alleged!) ax-murderer.
‘Mitt’: Exquisitely suffering with the Romney Bunch
TV REVIEW | Greg Whiteley’s documentary, now on Netflix, is a fly on the wall that needs to buzz more.
‘Klondike’: Then as now, misery at the bottom of the pan
TV REVIEW | Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) stars in this energetic tale of the Yukon gold rush.
Interviewing Judy Chicago
Chicago and the need for women artists to known the history of women artists.
Detroit Institute of Arts won’t be forced to do full appraisal
A judge said it was beyond his authority to let creditors create a board to value museum holdings.
Judy Chicago, sister city
The artist, whose “Dinner Party” once caused uptight Washington to send its regrets, returns to D.C.
Horne’s legacy: The song continues
At 80, the mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne has reinvented herself as a teacher, but still strives for High Art.
Contemporary percussion staple hits NSO
Martin Grubinger makes his debut with the NSO “Frozen in Time.”
Sound worlds without affectation: The Takacs plays Bartok
A leading quartet sheds quiet light on searing and complex music in a cycle of Bartok’s six quartets.
The TV Column: Alec Baldwin’s puzzling Nat Geo Channel gig
The actor and animal rights supporter will narrate documentaries about, among other things, bear-hunting.
Emmy and Tony can’t seem to get enough of Neil Patrick Harris
Actor will host the Emmy Awards for the second time this year after hosting the Tonys for the fourth time
Animal Planet nets biggest audience with ‘Mermaids’
TV COLUMN | “New Evidence” “documentary” follows last year’s “Mermaids: The Body Found.”
Dance review: ‘Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty’
The familiar fairy tale is subtitled ‘A Gothic Romance’ and is more dance theater than ballet.
A ballet program that’s annual frustration
REVIEW | The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, as always, is so close, but ultimately frustrating.
‘Play/Pause’: Lovely dance, but ultimately disappointing
Susan Marshall’s interesting new work, at the Terrace Theater, ends up seeming self-important, overworked.
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