“Men shouldn’t have friends,” reads the provocative tagline of the uncomfortable new comedy “Friendship” (in theaters), from the writer-director Andrew DeYoung. That tongue-in-cheek statement seems to respond to the deranged lengths Craig (Tim Robinson), a suburban father and husband trapped in a dull routine, will go to feel validated by his much-cooler neighbor, Austin (Paul … Read more
“Film noir” is a French coinage but France’s homegrown crime movies, a staple of the 1950s and early ’60s, seldom get their due in the United States, however first-rate they might be. Case in point: Claude Sautet’s 1960 slam dunk “Classe Tous Risques,” known in English as “The Big Risk.” Dubbed, dumped, and unreviewed upon … Read more
Johnny Depp has a surprising new friend: not his longtime collaborator Tim Burton, but Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, also known as “MBS.” According to Vanity Fair, the unlikely friendship – which has “alarmed” Depps’ friends in London – started in July of 2022, when Depp, 60, was filming the French period piece “Jeanne … Read more
This bromance is one for the ages. Andy Cohen and John Mayer have been best buds for over a decade after meeting through a friend and discovering their mutual love for the Grateful Dead. And the “Watch What Happens Live” host even confessed that the two are “in love with each other,” even though their relationship is strictly … Read more
Tyreek Hill is laughing about how he couldn’t quite become the apple of Patrick Mahomes’ eye. Hill appeared on Robert Griffin III’s “RG3 and the Ones” podcast, and was asked about whether he has a better connection with Tua Tagovailoa in Miami than he did with Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City. “Pat had (Travis) Kelce … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Pete,” and I have been together four years. During the pandemic, he moved to my hometown, and we live together. Last year, he befriended a man who lives across the street. This neighbor had been a civil-service employee but took early retirement and is undergoing treatment for PTSD. Originally, I was … Read more
An important course is missing from school education: bromance 101. A teacher and author argues that schools should provide “lessons in bromance” to help focus on the mental health crisis among boys. Matt Pinkett, an English teacher who disputes the idea of “toxic masculinity,” believes that teenage boys should be exposed to good models for … Read more