
Super 8
J.J. Abrams' homage to the early Steve Spielberg doesn't live up to its potential.

The Adjustment Bureau
Judeo-Christian intimations aside, welcome to sci-fi "romantic comedy."

Frankly, dear…
Rome seems to churn our menefreghesti, or experts in not giving a damn.

Terminals
In Rome, moving from international to domestic is Venus, Mars, and more.

Read all about it
Though the Naples garbage crisis is real, sensationalism is its own heap.

Culture laws
Abortion verdicts in the U.S. and Italy produced dramatically different responses.

10 years after
A return to Chianti Classico is good news for lovers of grill-friendly reds.

Summer dough
If you're tired of restaurant bread, don't be shy: Make your own focaccia.

Fa caldo
Ferragosto shuts down much of the capital, but far from all of it.

The Free World
David Bezmozgis' first novel elegantly follows Russian Jews in 1970s Rome.

On a Day Like This
If you're looking for 21st-century existentialists, Mr. Stamm's your man.