Actors

Funny ideas.

Between her new film, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” and her Apple TV+ series “Platonic,” the actress has created a diptych of stressed-out moms.

Shawn Levy’s biography of Clint Eastwood explores revelatory connections between the filmmaker’s methods and his deep-rooted world view.

In her new film, the actor, writer, and director charts the nonlinear course of a young woman’s recovery from assault.

The New Yorker’s Tyler Foggatt on how the actor’s death-defying physical performances are essential to the success of the series.

When we watch the actor’s stunts, we are watching someone defy death, over and over again. It’s impossible to look away.

The mystery surrounding the great actor’s death belies the solidity of his presence.

The reportage that thrived in the late twenty-tens cannot break through on today’s volatile Internet, where information is misinformation and victims are offenders.

The actor discusses the West Philly musicians that inspired his style; the rejection that nearly made him quit show business; and the experience of making “Sing Sing” with former members of a prison theatre troupe.

Remembering the avant-garde theatre director and beloved emperor of downtown.

Critics don’t vote for the Academy Awards—but here’s how one critic would fill out his imaginary ballot.

A middle-aged, murderous Tom Ripley; a boozy, stagestruck Mary Todd Lincoln; an unlikely pair of singers at the Grammys—these were the acts that broke through the noise of this fractious, tumultuous year.

The actress stars as Rose in a Broadway revival of “Gypsy.” She shares that, throughout her career, some people have been upset when she plays characters conceived for white actors.

The actor discusses making the new movie “Queer” and breaking out of his Bondian image.

The multihyphenate discusses his new film, “A Real Pain”; grappling with what it means to be good; and the scripts, songs, and jokes that “never see the light of day.”

In her new Netflix special, the comedian turns a tragic life episode into a riotous study of motherhood, mortality, and the meaning of pet heaven.

Success came early for the late British actor, who throughout her career continued to captivate audiences with her edgy, glinting gifts.

After a long tour of duty in the Marvel universe, the Romanian-born actor is conquering the festival circuit, with starring roles in “The Apprentice” and “A Different Man.”

For the actor, speaking was synonymous with character.

The “Insecure” and “White Lotus” actor heads to J.F.K. to explain why she set her new show, “How to Die Alone,” in an airport.