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Watch online: ‘Sharknado,’ ‘Angels Sing,’ ‘Redlegs’

This week: SyFy’s schlocky summer hit and an earnest holiday movie with a killer soundtrack.

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

‘Best Man Holiday,’ both a romp and shameless tearjerker

The long-awaited sequel ‘Best Man Holiday' brings the old gang back together, with laughs and lots of tears.

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

McConaughey transformed in ‘Buyers Club’

Matthew McConaughey punctuates a long line of terrific performances with his best so far in ‘Dallas Buyers Club.’

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Chris Richards

Lily Allen, ‘Hard Out Here’ -- it’s trending, but is it good?

The British singer makes a buzzy return by taking on the likes of Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke in her new song and video.

The Style Blog

Chris Richards

Vince Gill talks Taylor Swift, Time Jumpers talk great chemistry

Country star explains why he’s a Taylor fan, and his Time Jumpers bandmates explain how an 11-member group can all get along

Chris Richards

Chris Richards

Vince Gill looks to stay timeless by always moving forward

Country star isn’t topping the charts, but he is creating some of the best music of his storied career.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

‘The Challenger Disaster’: A chilling reminder

TV REVIEW | Science Channel movie stars William Hurt as the physicist who confronted a tragedy.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

Doctor Who at 50: Charming but always alien

TV REVIEW | BBC America will spend a week celebrating the resilient success of a time-traveling hero.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

JFK anniversary on TV: A nation stuck in a freeze frame

REVIEW | Why do we keep reliving Nov. 22, 1963, in an onslaught of stale 50th-anniversary shows?

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

An artist finds inspiration in the city, for better or worse

Fernand Léger’s paintings, on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, often feel like a pleasant respite.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

A culture where cars do the driving

An exhibit at the National Building Museum explores the extraordinary modern history of Los Angeles.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

Works seized by Nazis as ‘degenerate’ electrify art world

Trove of missing and looted art, hoarded for decades in a Munich apartment, is a collector’s dream.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

An opera singer tests the recital stage

The opera tenor Michael Fabiano made the walls ring at his Kennedy Center recital debut.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Renée Fleming embraces the age of versatility

The classically trained soprano brings her vocal knowledge to the American Voice festival at the Kennedy Center.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

WNO program tells the short story of the future of opera

The program gives young writers 20 minutes to tell a story on stage.

Lisa De Moraes

Lisa De Moraes

The TV Column: Alec Baldwin’s puzzling Nat Geo Channel gig

The actor and animal rights supporter will narrate documentaries about, among other things, bear-hunting.

Lisa de Moraes

Lisa de Moraes

Emmy and Tony can’t seem to get enough of Neil Patrick Harris

Actor will host the Emmy Awards for the second time this year after hosting the Tonys for the fourth time

Lisa de Moraes

Lisa de Moraes

Animal Planet nets biggest audience with ‘Mermaids’

TV COLUMN | “New Evidence” “documentary” follows last year’s “Mermaids: The Body Found.”

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

Dance review: ‘Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty’

The familiar fairy tale is subtitled ‘A Gothic Romance’ and is more dance theater than ballet.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

A ballet program that’s annual frustration

REVIEW | The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, as always, is so close, but ultimately frustrating.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

‘Play/Pause’: Lovely dance, but ultimately disappointing

Susan Marshall’s interesting new work, at the Terrace Theater, ends up seeming self-important, overworked.