Revisiting magic
Bidding farewell to New Orleans comes with a wish that the city's Voodoo roots receive a fairer approach.
Rx nation
Want to know why rural Italians live so long? Start by counting counting the pills.
LA, darkly
Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" is chock with music and dance, but there's a basement at its core.
Winter victuals
Winter months call for comfort food, and comfort can mean memories and healing.
About bastards
A conversation about treating eye woes in a Rome hospital suddenly changes direction.
Stiff-armed
Waiting for someone you're in love with "to come around" is a fool's errand in almost all circumstances.
Nella morsa
The word "morsa" means bite, but it Rome it's all about cold snaps, the bane of hot population.
Being a Johnson
When you have habits that don't mesh with your family's, doubts about true identity arise.
Opera in the blood
In a chest, an author finds a family lineage of devotion to opera — and the past comes alive.
Manchester by the Sea
Lucas Hedges and Casey Affleck are stalwart players in Kenneth Lonergan's brooding drama.
Hell or High Water
David MacKenzie's contemporary Western uses two sets of buddies to tell an outlaw story.