This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A possessed vacuum cleaner sparks a revolution in “A Useful Ghost,” a satire that’s “Brazil” by way of Bangkok.

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Way back in 2020, we learned that Taika Waititi was working on a Star Wars movie. Six years later, we are still waiting for that film to come to fruition. After most fans had given up hope or simply ...

For those who believe in the conspiracy theory that the NFL is "scripted"—i.e., that league execs decide which teams will see success before the season even starts—Monday was a big day on the internet ...

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This December, the free streaming platform Pluto TV is offering an unconventional kind of holiday movie collection. The streamer’s “Holidays are Brutal” library offers viewers a way to release some of ...

In a year where ‘The Naked Gun’ brought spoof movies back to relevance with a swift, funny script, you might be happy to have another in the genre arrive. Unfortunately for fans of joke-laden parodies ...

Two hours, 40 minutes, with one intermission. At the Savoy Theatre in London. At one point watching “Paddington: The Musical” at the Savoy Theatre in London, I could have sworn I saw the bear actually ...

Theatre Three directors Christie Vela, left, and Jeffrey Schmidt play royals Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II in their company's production of "The Lion in Winter." The characters' power hungry ...