Arts & Entertainments

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In grim times, art finds a way

Artists helped America process the first Trump administration. How will they do it again?

By Philip Kennicott

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Francis Ford Coppola found himself outside Hollywood. He’s okay with that.

Coppola doesn’t care what critics say about “Megalopolis.” Still, the Kennedy Center Honoree is apologetic for being “the jerk that started numbers on movies.”

Ann HornadayMovie Critic

Isabella Rossellini would like to know what her dog is thinking

‘Moana 2’ soars as box office sets new Thanksgiving record

By Herb Scribner

What do ‘Moana 2’ and ‘Cabaret’ have in common? Auli‘i Cravalho

By Thomas Floyd

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‘Skeleton Crew’ turns to George Lucas for that old ‘Star Wars’ magic

The latest “Star Wars” project, called “Skeleton Crew” and starring Jude Law, is a lot like “The Goonies.” But it needed George Lucas’s style to tell its story.

By Herb Scribner

Lili LoofbourowTelevision Critic

How ‘Say Nothing’ sidestepped the miniseries trap

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By Olivia McCormack

Hark! The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce holiday TV movies are here!

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Again and again, Bonnie Raitt did it her way. Her way keeps on working.

Hanging out with the sublime singer who makes her guitar sound “the way bacon smells” -- and reflecting on her lifetime of activism and music.

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Michael Andor BrodeurClassical Music Critic

As Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie had to find her voice to lose it

Chris RichardsPop Music Critic

‘Beatles ’64’ funnels the noise of Beatlemania into comfort television

Tell The Post: What did Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour mean to you?

Neneh Cherry talks motherhood, style and White women with dreads

By Shane O’Neill

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Egypt inspired Black artists. Was it appropriation or homage?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art surveys 150 years of Black artists turning to ancient Egypt.

By Philip Kennicott

Philip KennicottArt & Architecture Critic

In grim times, art finds a way

Sebastian SmeeArt Critic

A full portrait of John Singer Sargent and his patrons

Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s radical reinvention of portraiture

By Maura Judkis

Museum and gallery exhibits in the D.C. area this week

By Washington Post staff

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On stage and screen, obsession with youth and beauty is a fresh hell

In “The Substance,” “Sunset Blvd.” and the new musical “Death Becomes Her,” impossible standards for women are enough to make you laugh, scream or both.

By Naveen Kumar

Where’s the ‘Christmas Carol’ for Hanukkah? This theater has an answer.

By Rebecca Ritzel

Seven Elphabas from ‘Wicked’ talk going green and defying gravity

By Thomas Floyd

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The year’s smartest game asks: Is civil democracy just a fantasy?

“Metaphor: ReFantazio” is the most audacious, exciting video game story of the year as it chronicles the birth of democracy.

Gene ParkGaming Critic

The year’s smartest game asks: Is civil democracy just a fantasy?

Why the classic Zelda formula is so durable — and so tough to imitate

The PlayStation 5 Pro difference is real — but tricky to spot

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