Alexandra Jacobs
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Book Review: ‘The Making of Another Modern Motion Picture Masterpiece,’ by Tom Hanks
Whimsically chronicling the creation of a Marvel-style movie, “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece” sags under a deluge of detail.
Sabrina Brier Is TikTok’s Latest Character
Sabrina Brier is finding success online in the role of a 20-something in New York who’s trying to shed her basic suburban past.
Book Review: ‘Y/N,’ by Esther Yi
In Esther Yi’s weird and wondrous ‘Y/N,’ a bored young woman in thrall to a boy band buys a one-way ticket to Seoul.
Two Histories of the Scandal-Soaked Academy Awards
On the eve of Hollywood’s big, if diminished, night, two deeply researched books dig into the scandal-soaked history of the Academy Awards.
Book Review: ‘Roald Dahl, Teller of the Unexpected’ by Matthew Dennison
“Teller of the Unexpected,” an elegant new biography, sidesteps the ugly side of the children’s book author while capturing his grandiose, tragedy-specked life.
Book Review: ‘Jan Morris: Life from Both Sides: A Biography’
A new biography examines what made the prolific travel writer and transgender figure so driven, and who was ignored along the way.
Book Review: ‘The McCartney Legacy’ by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair
“The McCartney Legacy” follows the superstar from the last gasp of the Beatles to “Band on the Run.” It’s 700 pages — and only the...
For Jann Wenner, the Music Never Stopped
In his memoir, the co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine is serenaded by Springsteen, nursed by Midler and breaks bread with Bono. There’s journalism, too.
‘Hollywood Ending,’ a Cradle-to-Prison Biography of Harvey Weinstein
Ken Auletta looks for Weinstein’s Rosebud in this dispiriting account of the former movie mogul’s life.
‘The Last Resort’ Interrogates the Beach While Enjoying It
In her new book, Sarah Stodola tours seaside resorts and catalogs some of the damage they can do.