review Review: Thom Browne goes coed and animal crazy with fall and winter '20 collection By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 13:01:24 -0500 Featuring 33 pairs of animals and one scene-stealing giraffe, the fall and winter 2020 show marked Thom Browne's first-ever coed runway presentation. Full Article
review Review: Chanel offers stripped-back, booted-up luxe for fall 2020 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 18:45:12 -0500 In a collection very much her own, Virginie Viard pays homage to the late Karl Lagerfeld. Full Article
review Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning looks: 'A shrug at best' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:26:24 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn reviews the winning looks from the first two episodes of "Making the Cut," Amazon's new fashion competition series. Full Article
review Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning looks: 'A covetable combo' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 19:04:56 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn offers his thoughts on Episodes 3 and 4 of Amazon's fashion competition "Making the Cut." Full Article
review Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning looks: 'A total shirt show' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:23:03 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn offers his thoughts on Episodes 5 and 6 of Amazon's fashion competition 'Making the Cut.' Full Article
review Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning looks: 'Coachella-worthy' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 21:06:19 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn offers his thoughts on Episodes 7 and 8 of Amazon's fashion competition 'Making the Cut.' Full Article
review Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning collection: 'A brand is born' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:35:46 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn offers his thoughts on Episodes 9 and 10 of Amazon's fashion competition "Making the Cut." Full Article
review Review: Need a laugh? Stream the stage version of 'Fleabag' for loads of conspiratorial fun By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:27:33 -0400 The stage version of 'Fleabag,' starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is streaming on Amazon Prime for a limited time to support coronavirus relief efforts. Full Article
review Review: Beethoven's Fifth is the music of our moment. How Teodor Currentzis makes it so By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:38:45 -0400 The last thing we need is another Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — unless Teodor Currentzis is conducting. His new recording brings much-needed catharsis. Full Article
review Review: César Aira, a novelist of obsession worth obsessing over By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 11:00:37 -0400 César Aira's latest novel, "Artforum," is about the art magazine and also the universe Full Article
review Review: Canceled, creepy and still funny, Woody Allen shrugs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 09:00:08 -0400 "Apropos of Nothing" is a mixed bag of rich memories, harsh defenses and tone-deaf reveries. Full Article
review Review: Queer authors reinvent the artist biography as revisionist memoir By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:04:35 -0400 Jenn Shapland's "My Autobiography of Carson McCullers" and Mark Doty's "What Is the Grass," about Walt Whitman, are hybrid memoir-biographies. Full Article
review Review: How L.A.'s '60s movements fought for justice — and sometimes even achieved it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:00:44 -0400 In "Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties," Mike Davis and Jon Wiener track the uprisings, outrages and elections that shaped the city. Full Article
review Review: A western romance novel about a brawling Texas fiddler pulls its punches By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:44:19 -0400 Paulette Jiles delighted with her convention-breaking western romance, 'News of the World.' Her follow-up, 'Simon the Fiddler,' is just old-fashioned. Full Article
review Review: The rich are still different in the South Bay novel 'The Knockout Queen' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:00:51 -0400 In Rufi Thorpe's novel, a poor, closeted teenager befriends a wealthy girl, until an act of violence lays their class distinctions bare. Full Article
review Review: Was Andy Warhol a saint or scourge, genius or dolt? A new biography befits a great life By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:00:13 -0400 Blake Gopnik's definitive 'Warhol' gathers up all the receipts on the blank icon who stormed the barricades of art, only to serve it up to commerce. Full Article
review Review: A dark corner of California's migrant history, illuminated in a debut novel By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:07:06 -0400 Rishi Reddi's "Passage West" plumbs an important story of Indian immigrant farmers, but isn't quite up to the task as fiction Full Article
review Review: Let's hear it for the codependents By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:40:45 -0400 Nina Renata Aron's memoir, "Good Morning, Destroyer of Men's Souls," doubles as an ennobling history of recovering enablers of addiction. Full Article
review Review: The cowboys of Compton, first a curiosity and then a legacy By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:00:08 -0400 Walter Thompson-Hernández's "The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland" tells a grand story in granular detail. Full Article
review Oscars 2020 preview: Five things to watch, from Joaquin Phoenix to Billie Eilish By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 09:00:08 -0500 What will Joaquin Phoenix say? What will Billie Eilish and Janelle Monáe sing? Five questions ahead of the 2020 Oscars. Full Article
review Review: The Fiat 500X is a sporty ride in a small package By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 08:00:42 -0400 The Fiat 500X offers a much sportier driving experience than the Fiat 500 thanks to an all-new 1.3-liter turbocharged engine. Full Article
review Review: 'Bad Therapy' fails to cash in on an intriguing idea of psychobabblery By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:57:12 -0400 'Bad Therapy' stars Michaela Watkins as a devious couples therapist preying on wealthy Westsiders. Full Article
review Review: 'Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint,' obscurity to art world star By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:27:43 -0400 Hilma af Klint didn't invent abstract art, but her stature today reflects something more important Full Article
review Review: 'The Booksellers': If you love books, you'll adore this documentary By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:06:29 -0400 'Booksellers' documentary offers a lovely look at the enduring value of the printed word. Full Article
review Review: Amazon premiere 'Selah and the Spades' gives high school movies a new queen bee By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:14:53 -0400 Filmmaker Tayarisha Poe makes her debut with teen noir "Selah and the Spades," a tale of teen angst and control set in a Pennsylvania boarding school. Full Article
review Review: 'Endings, Beginnings' doesn't know what to do with its strong cast By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:27:08 -0400 Starring Shailene Woodley, Sebastian Stan and Jamie Dornan in a love triangle, Drake Doremus' 'Endings, Beginnings' leaves its compelling young performers at loose ends. Full Article
review Review: Eureka! Handmade stop-motion 'Strike' is different and good By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:49:43 -0400 "Strike," the first feature by Gigglefish Animation Studios, is quirky and charming. Full Article
review Review: 'The Quarry' a spotlight for Shea Whigham and Michael Shannon By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:57:01 -0400 "The Quarry." with Shea Whigham as a fugitive and Michael Shannon as a small-town Texas police chief, combines pulp storytelling with loftier themes to mixed impact. Full Article
review Review: 'A White, White Day' delivers a superb psychological puzzle worth piecing together By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 20:03:44 -0400 Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason's award-winning second feature, "A White, White Day," is a gripping, ruminative drama of grief and revenge. Full Article
review Review: 'Abe' takes the stomach route to Israeli and Palestinian hearts, but it's all overdone By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:48:22 -0400 Noah Schnapp of "Stranger Things" and Seu Jorge try to cook up a recipe for unity in "Abe." Full Article
review Review: The burning chemistry of Wagner Moura and Ana de Armas lights up Netflix biopic 'Sergio' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 03:01:18 -0400 Documentary filmmaker Greg Barker has two new movies in one weekend: His narrative debut with Netflix biopic "Sérgio," and the Showtime doc "The Longest War." Full Article
review Review: Throwback 'Why Don't You Just Die!' brings back pulpy memories — Russian-style By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:08:54 -0400 Russian horror-comedy "Why Don't You Just Die!" from writer/director Kirill Sokolov recalls "Pulp Fiction" influenced films of the late 1990s. Full Article
review Review: 'The Willoughbys' is loud, colorful and frantic, but at least it's a distraction By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:07:46 -0400 Netflix's animated adaptation of Lois Lowry's book "The Willoughbys," featuring the voices of Will Forte, Maya Rudolph and Martin Short, is hard to love. Full Article
review Review: What was a nice Jewish couple doing in a business like this? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:12:56 -0400 Netflix documentary "Circus of Books" looks at the strange history of this now-closed West Hollywood institution of gay culture. Full Article
review Review: Like a teenage spin on Todd Haynes, 'To the Stars' delivers bittersweet take on the past By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:00:36 -0400 "To the Stars" sensitively explores forbidden love and small minds with a supporting cast that includes Jordana Spiro, Shea Whigham, Malin Akerman and Tony Hale. Full Article
review Review: Chris Hemsworth-starring 'Extraction': Come for the action, stay for the … nah, that's it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:59:37 -0400 In Netflix's "Extraction," an ambitious mix of action and emotion directed by Sam Hargrave, Chris Hemsworth stars as a moody mercenary. Full Article
review Review: Hugh Jackman is at his best in the engrossing school-scam drama 'Bad Education' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:40:26 -0400 The HBO movie "Bad Education" explores a wild true story with one of Hugh Jackman's best film performances and strong support from Allison Janney. Full Article
review Review: Documentary 'Pahokee' finds heart and hope in a small Florida town By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:44:37 -0400 Four high school seniors in the small rural town of Pahokee, Fla., are the subjects of an observational and empathetic new documentary. Full Article
review Review: In 'True History of the Kelly Gang,' a brutal, sexy, spellbinding take on outlaw legend By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:42:57 -0400 In "The True History of the Kelly Gang," director Justin Kurzel's fourth and best feature, George MacKay stars as 19th-century Australian bushranger Ned Kelly. Full Article
review Review: Netflix has another rom-com winner in 'The Half of It' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:57:31 -0400 Alice Wu returns with Netflix's 'The Half of It,' a charming manifesto on love that mines both high school romances and classic movies. Full Article
review Review: 'Deerskin' is an entrancingly warped love story between a man and his jacket By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:07:10 -0400 Jean Dujardin and Adèle Haenel star in "Deerskin," director Quentin Dupieux's latest darkly absurdist comedy. Full Article
review Review: Income inequality? 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' says the system needs fixing By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:32:41 -0400 Filmmaker Justin Pemberton turns French economist Thomas Piketty's 2013 manifesto on inequality, "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," into an engaging documentary. Full Article
review Review: Smartly scripted 'Tammy's Always Dying' pits mother and daughter in toxic cycle By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:40:07 -0400 "Tammy's Always Dying" is a low-key, insightful comic drama about a striving woman and her albatross-like mother, played by Felicity Huffman. Full Article
review Review: 'The Wretched' is a nifty horror film with shades of both Spielberg and Hitchcock By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:56:47 -0400 The Pierce Brothers honor their influences with "The Wretched," and mask familiarity with atmosphere and suspense. Full Article
review Review: A troubled teen and a rodeo veteran team up in Texas set indie drama 'Bull' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:36:39 -0400 Amber Havard and Rob Morgan co-star in "Bull," a drama about a troubled teen in a poor Houston neighborhood who comes under the tutelage of her neighbor. Full Article
review Review: 'The Infiltrators' is an inventive hybrid of immigration drama and heist thriller By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:02:21 -0400 Directed by Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra, "The Infiltrators" is a mix of documentary footage and staged fiction scenes to tell the story of undocumented young immigration activists taking their work inside a Florida detention facility. Full Article
review Review: Netflix's 'All Day and a Night' is a bruising, empathetic gangland drama By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:30:25 -0400 Ashton Sanders ("Moonlight") stars in this film from "Black Panther" cowriter Joe Robert Cole. Full Article
review Review: A 72-year lesbian romance for the ages revealed in 'A Secret Love' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:34:10 -0400 The Netflix documentary "A Secret Love" recounts the 72-year relationship between Pat Henschel and Terry Donahue, who had to hide their true selves from the world. Full Article
review Review: 'Hollywood' rewrites Tinseltown's racist, sexist, homophobic past. It's not convincing By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:36:36 -0400 Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan rewrite the history of Hollywood in Netflix's "Hollywood," a progressive fantasy of motion pictures in 1947. Full Article
review Review: The 'Parks and Recreation' reunion is the perfect medicine for uncertain times By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:11:09 -0400 Beloved NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation," starring Amy Poehler, returned Thursday during the coronavirus outbreak for a special to benefit Feeding America. Full Article