Through the everyday adventures of a half-magical alien boy and his growing group of friends, Rebecca Sugar wants to make sure everybody feels seen. It’s a seemingly simple concept, but listening to Sugar articulate her thoughts on the nuances of representation, it’s easy to see how “Steven Universe..

Waves of joy - and some derision - over the royal wedding Regarding “More Like a Royal Escape Hatch” [May 17]: At last, an item about the wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle that I didn’t skip over after reading a few sentences. My thanks to Times TV critic Lorraine Ali for her percipient..

Movie recommendations from critics Justin Chang, Kenneth Turan and other reviewers. Cold Water Never before released in the U.S. due to music-rights clearance issues, French writer-director Olivier Assayas' breakthrough 1994 feature about youthful rebellion can now be seen in all its bracing, ..

After Morgan Freeman was accused of inappropriate behavior by eight women, SAG-AFTRA said Thursday that it is reviewing "corrective actions" relating to a lifetime achievement award the union gave the 80-year-old actor in January. "These are compelling and devastating allegations which are absolute..

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has declined to prosecute former Hollywood agent Tyler Grasham after felony complaints by four people who alleged he raped or otherwise sexually abused them. A district attorney’s report completed Wednesday showed that the accusers ranged in age...

Like its title character, the small-scale musical “Violet” wishes merely to be seen, whole and true. Set in September 1964, the story follows Violet — in her late 20s, her face disfigured by a childhood accident — as she travels across the South looking for a miracle. Introduced off-Broadway in...

Liz Phair had a good excuse for arriving late to an interview the other morning. “I’m so sorry — I was at therapy,” the singer said with a laugh as she slid into a booth at a restaurant near her home in Manhattan Beach. “I’m trying to be proactive about my stage fright.” An indie-rock star since....