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With the release of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” 40 years ago, the horror villain Freddy Krueger clawed his way to

The show parodied its own history of mawkish self-seriousness in an episode that often avoided the topic of the presidential election.

Mr. Todd’s decades-long career spanned across mediums and genres, but he was largely associated with a scary figure summoned in front

The actress returns for Season 2 of the dark comedy “Based on a True Story” as the true-crime aficionado Ava.

In “Heartbreak Is the National Anthem,” Rob Sheffield chronicles how Taylor Swift has made fans, foes and even journalists part of

At 68, the Nashville outsider is releasing his first album of original material in nearly a decade, inspired by a joyous

From life stories (“A Complete Unknown,” “The Fire Inside”) to animated tales (“Moana 2,” “Mufasa”), these are the films we can’t

The novels were famously tough to adapt until Denis Villeneuve came along. Can an HBO prequel about the origins of the

Susanna Mälkki and Santtu-Matias Rouvali made back-to-back appearances with the orchestra, leading similar programs with distinct style.

Big names dominate the biggest categories, but lovely discoveries await on the ballot too. Hear tracks from Arooj Aftab, Sierra Ferrell,