TELEVISION | Despite top-notch production values, this women’s baseball comedy reboot has a hollowness at its core
BACKGROUNDER | The 75-year-old author’s 1988 novel The Satanic Verses offended some Muslims for its references to Muhammad, Islam, and the Quran
DOCUMENTARY | Sometimes chasing a dream results in sorrow and bitterness
“We can’t postpone life, because we don’t know how long life lasts.”
MOVIE | Besides the thrills and action, this lion-hunts-man film has a surprising amount of pathos
QUICK TAKES | Wild weather leaves tourists wishing they had packed their ponchos
MUSIC | Aging bluesmen turn in stellar efforts
POLITICS | Tailgate parties claim to ensure election integrity
Top films for the weekend of Aug. 19-21
MOVIE | An unplanned pregnancy collides with career ambitions
