Cinema News: Inside the L.A. Film Critics' best of 2021 vote

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December 20, 2021

Inside the L.A. Film Critics' best of 2021 vote, from 'Drive My Car' to 'Barb & Star'

The Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. spread the wealth with awards for Jane Campion, Simon Rex, Penélope Cruz and more outstanding work from 2021.

Drakeo the Ruler, who helped define the sound of L.A. hip-hop, dead at 28 in stabbing

Drakeo the Ruler, 28, whose surrealist slang made him one of the most original stylists in L.A. hip-hop, died after being stabbed at a concert.

News Analysis: The Duggars built a wholesome reality TV empire on TLC. Now it's in ruins

Josh Duggar's conviction on child pornography charges is the latest scandal involving alleged child sexual abuse by people linked to TLC programs.

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' obliterates pandemic box office record

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" easily secures the biggest domestic box office debut of the entire franchise, collecting a pandemic-best $253 million.

Author Eve Babitz, who captured and embodied the culture of Los Angeles, dies at 78

Eve Babitz, who chronicled life in Los Angeles with a hedonistic zeal drawing from lived experience, found her truest literary fame late in life.

Appreciation: Here's what we all owe bell hooks, beginning with me

Lynnée Denise, a friend and collaborator of hooks, the pioneering feminist writer who died last week, describes her essential legacy.

Commentary: Sitting in the audience in 2021 required a dramatic trust fall

As the year comes to an unsatisfying close, we must adapt to accommodate the coronavirus' demands on our way of life, including how we experience live performance.

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