One of my fondest memories after a devastating breakup involves being laid up on the couch, watching endless streams of Bob Ross’ “The Joy of Painting.” There’s no media therapy like it—no TV series is so soothing and fulfilling without being repetitive, while including the little victories of seeing someone create and always move forward. He famously…

“Clickbait” is a reminder of why Netflix series became such hits in the first place. A cast of recognizable, serviceable actors dive with melodrama and zeal into a narrative that defies logical sense but moves at a breakneck pace, ends on cliffhangers like clockwork, and incorporates just enough zigs and zags to keep viewers guessing.…

There’s a new title holder for the best-looking game on the PS5, “Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut,” an extended and amplified version of one of the best titles of 2020. Last Summer, Sony released this action/adventure, inspired so heavily by Akira Kurosawa that it has a mode named after him. Just over a year later,…

We are featuring a special update on two of the subjects previously featured in our Profiles in Courage series during Black Writers Week. To view our complete coverage from that week, check out the official table of contents. You can also read our full Profiles in Courage column on Erica Ford here and Dr. Kahil…

The opening sequence of Ed Burns’ “Summer Days, Summer Nights” introduces all of the characters in an energetic seamless montage, the camera roving through the small houses, following a girl as she rides her bike down the street, waving to neighbors, each person heading out to greet the day. It’s Memorial Day Weekend in a…

The center of the city of Karlovy Vary is nestled in a valley surrounded by tall trees and fog banks. On the drive in from Prague you’re given little warning when it turns from a wealth of wide-open farmland to the suddenly visible spires of castles and aged villas. The urge to romanticize the absurdly…