The coolest, weirdest, best things at this year’s SXSW festival: Vol. 2

Three years after its last in-person gathering, the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival made a glorious return to in-person festivities this year. The hybrid music/film/tech festival and convention featured plenty of buzzy events, from concerts from Dolly Parton, Shawn Mendes and T-Pain to a keynote from Lizzo, an early screening of the third season of “Atlanta” and a ton of film premieres. Here's our second round-up.

SXSW 2022: Dolly Parton dazzled, delighted and somehow got me excited about an NFT

Dolly Parton isn’t just great. She’s the Grand Canyon. You may think you know how incredible she is, but until you see her in person, there’s no way to fully grasp the magnitude of her talents. FOX entertainment editor Allison Shoemaker has more on Blockchain Creative Labs' unbelievable SXSW event.

The coolest, weirdest, best things at this year’s SXSW festival: Vol. 1

Three years after its last in-person gathering, the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival made a glorious return to in-person festivities this year. The hybrid music/film/tech festival and convention featured plenty of buzzy events, from concerts from Dolly Parton, Shawn Mendes and T-Pain to a keynote from Lizzo, an early screening of the third season of “Atlanta” and a ton of film premieres. Here's our first round-up.

Whitney Cummings to appear in FOX anthology series ‘Accused’

FOX has announced that Whitney Cummings, the co-creator of the Emmy-nominated sitcom “Two Broke Girls,” will anchor an episode of its forthcoming anthology series “Accused,” playing a stand-up comic dealing with a horrific trauma.

Review: ‘Turning Red’ is Pixar at its weird, wonderful best

There’s a special kind of joy that comes from watching a film that’s completely confident in its eccentricities. That’s exactly the spirit that fuels “Turning Red,” the latest offering from Pixar Studios. Here's film critic Caroline Siede's review.

New movie roundup: ‘The Batman’ hits the theaters

Whether you’re in a theater or streaming at home, movie choices exist in abundance, with more arriving every week. Our film critics share their takes on what’s new, free, fun or all of the above for the weekend of Mar. 4.

Review: ‘Studio 666’ sends Foo Fighters on a sonic highway to hell

“Studio 666”, the new horror-comedy starring the iconic ‘90s alt-rock band Foo Fighters, might not be Good Cinema, but it's easy to forgive the film its trespasses because, well, everyone's having so much dang fun. Film critic Clint Worthington reviews the latest from Dave Grohl and company.

Sundance Film Festival 2022: Sterling K. Brown, TikTok and ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’

From Jan. 20-30, our film critics are scoping out the best, buzziest and most unexpected titles of the Sundance Film Festival. Read on for our third dispatch from the fest, which features a tear-jerking VR documentary, a megachurch mockumentary from Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall, a primer on TikTok and Dakota Johnson in the winning romantic dramedy “Cha Cha Real Smooth.”

The must-see movies of 2021: Spiderman, The Matrix 4 and more

2021 was a big year for movies. Long delayed blockbusters like “No Time To Die,” “Dune” and “Candyman” came roaring back into theaters, even as intriguingly original indies continued to pop up on more and more streaming platforms. Here are 2021's must-see movies.

Review: ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ is an absolute blast

How do you follow up a perfect movie? It’s a question that’s haunted “The Matrix” franchise since the Wachowskis changed sci-fi action cinema forever in 1999. And it’s one that explicitly sits at the heart of this long-awaited fourth installment, which is set for a simultaneous release in theaters and on HBO Max. Film critic Caroline Siede reviews.