Audiobook review: “Of Dice and Men” updated for D&D’s 50th anniversary
“Of Dice and Men” makes an enjoyable and well-timed listen during Dungeons & Dragons’ golden anniversary year.
Audiobook review: Aria Mia Loberti’s awestruck take on “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”
The actor, who reads a portion of Jules Verne’s novel in “All the Light We Cannot See,” has now recorded the entire audiobook.
Audiobook review: Naoise Dolan’s “The Happy Couple” revives the quarter-life crisis
Audiobook narrators Ayoola Smart and Ben Seymour play it bone-dry. The characters strain to find joy in life, and so too does the listener.
Review: Guthrie Theater’s “Christmas Carol” constrains its characters
Scrooge has literally let his hair down, but this strangely subdued “Christmas Carol” remains firmly stuffed in its nightcap.
Audiobook review: Patrick Stewart’s “Making It So” blasts into warp
The “Star Trek” actor’s memoir is carefully judged, richly detailed, often very funny, and — as one would hope — captivatingly performed.
2023 British Arrows cut to the feeling
This year’s Arrows convey the sense of a world where we’re holding hands but we can’t say whether it’s out of attraction or panic.
Audiobook review: In Daniel Kraus’s “Whalefall,” it’s a long way down
This audiobook does indeed convey the sensation of being jammed inside an ailing sperm whale. If only it unfolded in real time.
Why Ahsoka has a cult following
The forthcoming Disney+ series dedicated to Ahsoka Tano has sparked a special interest among Star Wars fans.
Audiobook review: “Hollywood Wives” at 40
While the foibles of Jackie Collins’s characters remain recognizable, the world they lived in is long gone.
Audiobook review: Kate Flannery’s “Strip Tees” gives American Apparel a dressing-down
The author narrates her own account of years working at American Apparel during the company’s hipster heyday.
TV review: Holding onto the cracks in “Foundation”
The show’s second season may yet hit its stride. As of the opening episode, “Foundation” looks nice but doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
Audiobook review: “Where Are the Children Now?” Great question, glad you asked.
‘Where Are the Children Now?’ is suspenseful, sure, but it never generates nearly as much steam as the harrowing original.