Stephen King’s Carrie continues to capture the imagination, with the story becoming more relevant as our world grows increasingly chaotic. This time, writer/director Mike Flanagan is taking a crack at the telekinetic teenager, and based on Carrie Episodes 1-2, he may be in good hands. That is, unless the newest experimental additions accidentally derail this iteration
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Duncan Sheik, the Tony-winning composer of Broadway’s Spring Awakening and singer behind the 1996 hit “Barely Breathing,” has died in Manhattan, reports the New York Times. He was 56. According to Sheik’s mother, the cause of death was cardiac arrest. Earlier this week, the musician was reported to be in critical but stable condition following
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Written and directed by Stephanie Ahn in her feature film debut, Bedford Park washes over us in waves of restrained intimacy. A steady, patient character study, the film shows signs of clumsy first-time handling but always with necessary care. Quietly profound despite some pacing missteps, the result is melancholy and meditative.  A luminous Moon Choi
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Anger Is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo She’s back! After a several-year hiatus, Acevedo returns to YA, and it’s a good one. Lil always seeks freedom, and she’s not afraid to admit to being a little rebellious. Currently on probation through a DC juvenile detention facility and wearing an ankle monitor, Lil feels the
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Four Democratic Tennessee state lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Children’s Services demanding answers about safety and oversight in the state’s juvenile justice facilities. The letter cites a recent WPLN and ProPublica investigation that found that juvenile justice facilities run by Tennessee businessman Jason Crews repeatedly failed to report abuse of children and
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