Sam Smith’s “The Thrill of It All,” released Friday, introduces some change and growth in Smith’s musical style. The album is full of Smith’s signature belting voice, honest thoughts about relationships and love and the hybrid of sadness and...

Here are 10 of the best Halloween episodes available on streaming services, perfect to put on while carving pumpkins, between trick-or-treaters or while the friend with the complicated costume takes extra long to get ready.10. “The Slutty Pumpkin Returns”...

Beck might be most famous for provoking Kanye West to storm the Grammy Stage after winning the 2014 Album of the Year award, but this multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and producer shows on “Colors” why he is a force to be reckoned with.“Colors”...

While blockbuster studio films slumped at the box office this summer, a number of indie films performed much better than expected, highlighting the continuing rise of independent film-making and moviegoers' willingness to give these films a chance.“The...

After a four-year break between albums, The National rises like a mythical phoenix with the Sep. 8 release of “Sleep Well Beast,” their seventh studio album. The new installment from The National is powerful, beautiful and haunting, all in one.These...