Critics offered Oscar nominee picks and reviewed a wide array of films including 'All You Need Is Kill', 'Queen Kelly', and '28 Years Later', alongside television features like Holly Hunter's new role and Emilia Clarke's post-'Game of Thrones' project, with Stephen Colbert's political humor also making headlines.

• Who Should the Oscar Nominees Be? Our Movie Critics Pick. — New York Times Movies -
• ‘All You Need Is Kill’ Review: It Doesn’t Bear Repeating — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Riot Women’ Review: Women of a Certain Rage — New York Times Arts -

• Holly Hunter Reaches for the Stars — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Queen Kelly’ Review: His Majesty, Von Stroheim — New York Times Movies -
• ‘A Useful Ghost’ Review: Machine Yearning — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Sound of Falling’ Review: A Fortress of Feminine Mysteries — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Shuffle’ Review: The Real Price of Rehab — New York Times Movies -
• ‘A Private Life’ Review: Jodie Foster Uncovers a Twisty Plot in Paris — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Night Patrol’ Review: Things That Go Bump in the Night — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Deepfaking Sam Altman’ Review: Altmanesque — New York Times Movies -
• ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Sympathy for the Devil — New York Times Movies -
• In ‘Ponies,’ Emilia Clarke Is Done With Dragons — New York Times Arts -
• Colbert Jokes That Trump Has Found ‘a New National Bird’ — New York Times Arts -

Insights emerged from Harper Lee's letters, with new book recommendations from editors and reviews of Jung Chang's 'Fly, Wild Swans' and 'Miracle Children', while an author interview with Laura Dave and an analysis of Trump's catchphrase rounded out the literary scene.

• Harper Lee Expanded on Her View of the South in Letters to a Friend — New York Times Arts -
• Books Our Editors Love This Week — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘Fly, Wild Swans,’ by Jung Chang — New York Times Books -

• Why Trump Always Thanks You ‘For Your Attention to This Matter’ — New York Times Books -
• Laura Dave on Her Favorite Books and the Sequel to ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘Miracle Children,’ by Katie Benner and Erica L. Green — New York Times Books -

The entertainment world mourned the passing of Harvey Pratt, renowned for the Native American Veterans Memorial, Broadway stalwart John Cunningham, and influential theater director Frank Dunlop, who founded London's Young Vic.

• Harvey Pratt, Who Designed the Native American Veterans Memorial, Dies at 84 — New York Times Arts -
• John Cunningham, Character Actor and Broadway Stalwart, Dies at 93 — New York Times Arts -
• Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin — New York Times Arts -

The enduring legacy of Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead's music was celebrated, 'Hell's Kitchen' announced its Broadway run ending and global expansion, while 'Sons of Echo' showcased male dancers under female choreographers, and Dave Mustaine discussed Megadeth's final tour.

• Bob Weir Is Gone, but the Dead’s Music Plays On — New York Times Music -
• ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Will End Broadway Run and Open Overseas — New York Times Music -
• In ‘Sons of Echo’ Male Dancers March to Female Choreographers’ Beat — New York Times Arts -

• As Megadeth Counts Down to Extinction, Dave Mustaine Opens Up — New York Times Music -

Trisha Donnelly's enigmatic drawings were explored, alongside a re-evaluation of Henri Rousseau's 'naïve' style, and a powerful exhibition of Brian Stonehouse's Dachau drawings provided historical and artistic reflection.

• Trisha Donnelly’s Mysteries — New York Times Arts -
• White Lies, Inner Truth: The Contradictions of Henri Rousseau — New York Times Arts -
• He Survived Dachau. He Captured Its Horrors on Paper the Next Day. — New York Times Arts -

Nick Reiner's past mental health conservatorship came to light, detailing the legal arrangement that allowed for involuntary psychiatric treatment for the individual accused of killing his parents.

• Nick Reiner Was in a Mental Health Conservatorship in 2020 — New York Times Movies -