'Win Win' 1, Sports Clichés 0

Wrestling coach Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan score takedowns, while the desert documentary "Light" simply glows and Eva Green runs mad through "Cracks."

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What a Knockout of a Series

The well-trodden tale of a former champ looking to make a comeback comes vividly alive in FX's "Lights Out."

When Good Enough Just Isn't Enough

Only time will tell whether "Arcadia" is Tom Stoppard's masterpiece, but David Leveaux's Broadway production certainly makes it no easier to comprehend.

The Cleveland Orchestra Invites 'Criticism' in From the Cold

After helping to get one critic fired, the Cleveland Orchestra now has a "critic-in-residence." Only the new guy isn't much of a critic.

Vienna's Classical Iconoclast

Whether it's about the decline of individualism, the dehumanization of the recording studio or the incompetence of music editors, pianist Rudolf Buchbinder has a lot to say. Ask him about historical 'correctness' at your peril.

Mumblecore Realism in the Age of Technology

The genre is the offspring of digital technology, yet its directors prefer raw stories, keeping electronic toys from dominating human experience.

Flann O'Brien: Tall Tales, Long Drink

Through his five novels and column in the Irish Times, Flann O'Brien built a cult following that included the likes of Samuel Beckett, James Joyce and John Updike.