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In Nancy, Andrea Riseborough Is Riveting

Done right, the first few shots of a film can pack in a load of information, and the two that open Christina Choe’s Nancy lay much of the groundwork for what follows. In the first, Andrea Riseborough’s childlike 35-year-old title character peers into her phone and texts determinedly, the light … More » Source: Ent […]

Prince Had a Very Prince Reaction to Being Forced to Share a Bathroom With Justin Timberlake

Today would’ve been Prince’s 60th birthday, and to celebrate, Variety spoke to several of his collaborators to reminisce about his funniest moments. Prince was, of course, a known expert jokester who incited food fights, had tour mates kidnapped onstage, and prank called all his colleagues. But perhaps his most infamous … More » Source: Ent […]

Why Is the Met’s New Show About the Body in Art History So Stultifying and Dull?

Can an art exhibition be a frenemy? Something you intermittently sort of grudgingly like but also dislike intensely and need to get away from? Because that’s a perfect description, actually, of “Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now),” the intentionally titillating, often stultifying two-floor extravaganza all about the body … More » Source: Ent […]

3 Boston Review Poetry Editors Resign Over the Magazine’s Handling of Junot Díaz

The three poetry editors at the Boston Review, Timothy Donnelly, B.K. Fischer, and Stefania Heim, have stepped down after the magazine decided to retain Junot Díaz, who was recently accused of sexual misconduct and verbal abuse. After women spoke out against Díaz, the magazine reviewed their relationship with the author, … More » Source: Ent […]