Movie recommendations from critics Kenneth Turan and Justin Chang. Black Panther A superhero movie whose characters have integrity and dramatic heft, filled with engaging exploits and credible crises grounded in a vibrant and convincing reality, laced with socially conscious commentary as well...

CBS Corp.’s two streaming services — CBS All Access and Showtime — have racked up a combined 5 million subscribers, showing promise for the TV broadcaster’s digital ambitions. CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves touted the numbers Thursday and said the company has plans to expand its digital portfol..

Among its many virtues, François Ozon’s wickedly uninhibited “Double Lover” brings startling new meaning to the term “opening shot.” From its first post-credits frame, a small trompe l’oeil display of cinematic invention and gynecological technique, this cracked mirror of a movie knows exactly...

One of the first calls Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Robert Iger placed after clinching a $52.4-billion deal to buy much of 21st Century Fox was to television producer Ryan Murphy. Murphy has been key to the Fox television studio’s success. For more than a decade, he has churned out culture-defin..

The fictional African land of Wakanda, which outsiders wrongly assume to be a Third World country, is the most technologically advanced nation on Earth in the Marvel comic book universe. This weekend, the new film about Wakanda’s protector, Black Panther, is also poised to destroy long-held assumpti..

Chris Burden's "Urban Light" installation at LACMA has become one of the city's most popular sights. To celebrate its 10th birthday, here are some surprising factoids about how it works - and how it's changing.

Once dismissed as a pipsqueak in the television world, the CW broadcast network quietly has been bucking an industry trend by growing its audience — and its ambitions. Beginning this fall, the CW will expand its prime-time schedule 20% by adding two hours of scripted programming on Sunday nights.....