Arts & Culture

‘Napoleon’: Ridley Scott’s Caricature of a Conqueror

Joaquin Phoenix plays the French soldier-emperor as a petulant oaf in the veteran director’s historical—if not particularly factual—epic.

Kyle Smith

9 hours ago

4 min read

‘Midwestern Food’ Review: Hungry for the Heartland

Proudly asserting the culinary bona fides of a region so diverse, even its residents sometimes disagree on the definition of ‘Midwestern.’

J. Ryan Stradal

9 hours ago

5 min read

‘Wish’: Disney Trips Upon a Star

Featuring the voices of Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine, the studio’s latest animated musical shamelessly recycles fairy tales in its story of a teen girl and a sorcerer-king.

Kyle Smith

9 hours ago

4 min read

‘Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas’ Review: Belting Out the Season’s Songs on Apple TV+

The ‘Ted Lasso’ actress—and musical-theater star—hosts this old-fashioned holiday program, shining with enthusiasm and welcoming a bevy of her sitcom co-stars.

John Anderson

9 hours ago

3 min read

‘The Princes in the Tower’ Review: A Kingly Cold Case on PBS

In this riveting installment of ‘Secrets of the Dead,’ Philippa Langley and Rob Rinder investigate the fate of the sons of King Edward IV, who were sent to the Tower of London in 1483 and never heard from again.

John Anderson

9 hours ago

3 min read

‘Florencia en el Amazonas’ Review: Exuberant Spanish Singing at the Metropolitan Opera

Just the third work in the language ever performed at the New York institution, composer Daniel Catán’s homage to magical realism proved lavish but low on drama.

Heidi Waleson

9 hours ago

4 min read