Those who recall Frank Camilleri, il-Bibi, who was one of the foremost musicians that started his career in Strait Street would probably know his son, Joe. Joe started playing the drums aged 12 in...

We'll call it the "Garfield Rule" — not the comic, the actor. It holds that any performance by Andrew Garfield, on screen or stage, will be worth seeing, no matter the content. After...

"The Peacock Emporium" (Penguin), by Jojo Moyes Suzanna Peacock's marriage can only be described as stagnant. After financial troubles require her and her husband to move back to her hometown,...

When the last drop — or gallon — of blood is shed and an exultant victor has ascended to the Iron Throne, viewers may be split over how HBO's fantasy saga ended but they'll be joined in...

Steve Earle, "Guy" (New West Records) Guy Clark was one of Steve Earle's main mentors— Townes Van Zandt, the other — and Earle has honored the brilliant songwriter, who died in 2016,...

French filmmaker Claire Denis, one of the great living directors, has not lost her edge as she's coasted into her 70s. Her latest film, "High Life," which debuted last fall at the Toronto...

"Saving Meghan" by D.J. Palmer (St. Martin's Press). A teenage girl seems to have an illness that doctors cannot diagnose in D.J. Palmer's psychological thriller. Fourteen-year-old Meghan...

Devoted "Game of Thrones" fans who've watched and re-watched all 73 episodes of the HBO series, and read and reread all 4,000 pages of the books by George R.R. Martin, will at long last get the ending...

Chris Cohen, "Chris Cohen" (Captured Tracks) Like a vaccine on a sugar cube, Chris Cohen's third album disguises consequential content with sweet sounds and agreeable melodies. Considering...

Since Hailee Steinfeld rode into town in "True Grit," we've been fairly blessed by the big-screen breakthroughs of teenage actresses. To name just a few: Anya Taylor-Joy ("The Witch"), Amandla...