Entertainment Columns

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

‘That Awkward Moment’ squanders star Zac Efron

Even the charms of Zac Efron can’t save ‘That Awkward Moment,’ a coarse, clunky romantic comedy.

Going Out Guide

Watch online: ‘12 O’Clock Boys,’ ‘Percentage,’ ‘House of Bodies“

A documentary about renegade dirt-bikers Baltimore and a pair of films from Flavor Unit Entertainment.

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

‘Labor Day,’ a sensual but ultimately contrived confection

‘Labor Day’ features Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin and a sexy pie-making scene. But even all that can’t save it.

Chris Richards

Chris Richards

Spring Preview: Pop Music

Some of the best shows of the next few months will feature country artists in small venues.

Chris Richards

Chris Richards

Jason Isbell, as undislikable as they get

At the 9:30 Club, the Alabama troubadour was the perfect example of perfectly fine.

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Chris Richards

For Pete Seeger, music and politics were inextricable

The folk music legend refused to let American protest music vanish on his watch.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

RESCHEDULED - What to Watch: TV chat with Hank Stuever

Post TV critic Hank Stuever discusses the good, bad and so-bad-it's-good of TV.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

What to Watch: TV chat with Hank Stuever

Post TV critic Hank Stuever discusses the good, bad and so-bad-it's-good of TV.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

HBO’s ‘Herblock’: The finest line from the surest hand

TV REVIEW | Documentary about the legendary Post editorial cartoonist has reverence, but lacks ebullience.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

Spring Preview: Museums

A National Gallery exhibition opening May 11 will show how the two artists influenced each other’s work.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

Interviewing Judy Chicago

Chicago and the need for women artists to known the history of women artists.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

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.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Spring Preview: Classical Music

Highlights of the upcoming season, led by a celebration of composer Louis Andriessen’s 75th birthday.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Fresh off Grammy, Eschenbach commands a worthy night

Christoph Eschenbach’s big week continues with a big performance at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Classical music, dead or alive?

Debates about the supposed death or supposed good health of classical music obscure the real issues in a cloud of emotion.

Lisa De Moraes

Lisa De Moraes

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.

Lisa de Moraes

Lisa de Moraes

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

Lisa de Moraes

Lisa de Moraes

Animal Planet nets biggest audience with ‘Mermaids’

TV COLUMN | “New Evidence” “documentary” follows last year’s “Mermaids: The Body Found.”

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

Spring Preview: Dance

The Russian company, beset by its own battles in the past year, will bring the betrayal-themed “Giselle” to D.C.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

Mariinsky’s ‘Swan Lake’ is magical

REVIEW | The production is a triumph for what is still proudly tender and harmonious in Russian ballet.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

Dance review: ‘Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty’

The familiar fairy tale is subtitled ‘A Gothic Romance’ and is more dance theater than ballet.