★★★★☆  While the first episode of Fox’s Gotham may not have been spectacular, it showed glimpses of a great show in the making. The series is based on Bruce Wayne’s fictional home city,...

★★★★☆ It's all in the details, and that's where “The Equalizer” gets it right. Aside from being an entertaining popcorn-eating action flick, the film takes a slightly more intellectual...

★★★☆☆ It was a mysterious occurrence: Suddenly, while viewing your iTunes library, you noticed that Irish rock band U2’s latest album, “Songs of Innocence,” was automatically added to...

★★★★☆ Niykee Heaton, a 19-year-old singer-songwriter based in Chicago, first grabbed attention after posting an acoustic cover of Chief Keef’s “Love Sosa” on YouTube in 2012, eventually...

★★★★☆ When you think of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, what images pop into your head? Is it Brooklyn and Houston and mind-boggling personal and professional success? Or is it a gang king and a princess...

★★★★☆ Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by French psychiatrist François Lelord, “Hector and the Search of Happiness” is the humane and charming tale of one man and his desperate...

★★★★☆ Catchy lyrics and soothing acoustics are no stranger to the up-and-coming singer-songwriter James Kough, known to most as Vance Joy. Hailing from Australia, he first began a career...

★★☆☆☆ The past few years for Chris Brown have been full of turmoil, legal woes and well-deserved public backlash. His terrible publicity caused many to forget that he was, or arguably is,...

★★★★★ There are few stories in Hollywood as ubiquitous as the coming of age drama. These kinds of stories — depicting snapshots of the intersection of childhood and adulthood — are compelling...

★★★☆☆ With an ensemble cast starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey and Jane Fonda, “This Is Where I Leave You” certainly had enough star power to make a successful dramatic comedy. Unfortunately,...