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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In Mission: Impossible III, the third film in the legendary action franchise, Tom Cruise tells his fictional wife that she must kill him before he does. It’s a typical Cruise conundrum:…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “The New Art: American Photography, 1839–1910,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through July 20, is a wide-ranging and evocative exhibition that charts a period of explosive growth in photography, as…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story One of the defining moments in Paul Reubens’s life happened long before Pee-wee Herman, long before Playhouse, long before the arrests. It happened in the mid-1970s, when Reubens was in his…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Shawna Lyon Goings On editor You’re reading Goings On, your guide to what we’re watching, listening to and doing. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. Whether you prefer…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Sometimes I fail to take notes on the basketball games I’m about to discuss, especially when my favorite team, the New York Knicks, is in the game. It feels like a…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In Chicago, there is a great deal of enthusiasm for Pope Leo XIV, or Father Bob, as he is often called by those who have known Robert Francis Prevost for a…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s not often you hear the word “genocide” uttered without equivocation on television, especially on the Disney+ streaming service. So it was a bit of a shock to encounter the term…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Some films become inextricably linked to the stories of their making. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Marnie are now inextricably linked to allegations that their star, Tippi Hedren, was mistreated by…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “When is this damn movie going to end?” It’s a question that comes up often at the Cannes Film Festival, where time drags on, films follow one another, and by day…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigative team has covered wrongdoing for decades, both before and after the shocking 2003 revelations about the Catholic Church’s massive child sex abuse crisis, which were featured…