Entertainment Columns

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara can’t save the sloppy ‘Hot Pursuit’

Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara can’t save the sloppy buddy-comedy re-hash that is ‘Hot Pursuit.’

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

‘The D Train’ features a scene-stealing James Marsden in a reunion comedy

‘The D Train’ stars Jack Black and James Marsden, who steals the movie as a self-involved actor.

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

‘About Elly,’ by Asghar Farhadi, exemplifies his storytelling gifts

The seaside chamber piece ‘About Elly’ is an early gem from Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi.

Going Out Guide

Chris Richards

Sing along with Alash — if you can

The Tuvan throat singers perform in Baltimore and Falls Church this weekend.

The Style Blog

Chris Richards

The month’s best music — Young Thug, High Risk, Speedy Ortiz and more

A ranked selection of notable new recordings we heard in April.

Chris Richards

Chris Richards

How not to be a jerk at a concert

Everyone is there to listen to the music. Don’t take away from anyone’s experience.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

In Netflix’s ‘Grace and Frankie,’ age is just a number that sadly averages zero

TV REVIEW | Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin play the spurned spouses of husbands who turned out to be gay.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

‘The Mindy Project’ is canceled.
What other TV shows got the ax?

TRANSCRIPT | The Post’s critic discusses the good, the bad and the so-bad-it's-good of television.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

What to Watch: TV chat with Hank Stuever

Post TV critic Hank Stuever discusses the good, bad and so-bad-it's-good of TV.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Acclaimed outdoor music piece to be performed at three D.C. venues

Air Force Band to take on John Luther Adams’s ‘Sila: The Breath of the World,’ which wowed New York.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

How (not) to behave: Manners and the classical music audience

Guidelines for concert-hall behavior tacitly propagate the false notion that classical music is esoteric.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

A ‘Mantra’ for our time at the Library of Congress

Stockhausen’s score was revealed as a masterwork despite a paint-by-number presentation.

The Style Blog

Sarah Kaufman

Leanne Cope’s surprising leap from ballerina to Tony-nominated Broadway star

The Style Blog

Sarah Kaufman

Reliving a decade of dance hits on YouTube

Are you ready for an archeological dig of your meanderings among Gangnam-stylers, dubsteppers, flashmobbers and assorted ordinary dudes with a soundtrack?

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

Dance audiences are too caught up in the performance to be rude

Bad behavior isn’t on the program when amazing moves take over.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

How to act in public spaces in a digital age

The smartphone set shows little patience for fusty rules of etiquette. But in the nation’s public spaces, old notions on how to behave die hard.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

At museums, selfie sticks poke holes in the idea of anything goes

More than any physical damage, photo-taking devices drain art of life by enabling visitors to be narcissistic.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

In America’s past, a culture of animus against federal workers

An amicus brief filed in the gay marriage case before the Supreme Court details discriminations.