Alexander Maksik

Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" starts with three annunciatory notes of the greatest score ever written for a Broadway musical comedy.

Almost no one in Asghar Farhadi's "A Hero" can tell the unvarnished truth, a fact that makes the film great fun and a fascinating comment on human nature.

On this week’s “Scheer Intelligence,” Wasserman joins host Robert Scheer to talk about the larger-than-life writer they both greatly admired, but also the flesh-and-bones woman they…

Paolo Sorrentino's "The Hand of God" is much less serious than it sounds, though far from frivolous.

From magical cookbooks to culinary ethnographies to secret histories, these are the books that inspired Good Food in 2021.

An influx of patients is straining already short-staffed hospitals, and some have canceled elective surgeries, including Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the San Fernando…

Jonathan Bastian talks with psychologist Paul Bloom about the role that hardship and pain play in living a good life.

The Mercury Prize winner, upcoming Grammy nominee, and KCRW 2021 Best Album artist stopped by Anne Backyard for an intimate performance and candid conversation with MBE’s Novena Carmel.

Dave Eggers further discusses his new book, “The Every.”