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The old debate over nature versus nurture is played for (sporadic) laughs in “Birthmarked,” a satire that’s unable to deliver on a promising hypothesis.

The old debate over nature versus nurture is played for (sporadic) laughs in “Birthmarked,” a satire that’s unable to deliver on a promising hypothesis.

Shot to resemble a lost grindhouse relic, the freaky home-invasion thriller “Caught” overcomes the genre’s clichés thanks to a retro style and sharp hook. Where other movies portray their invaders as psychopathic forces of evil, “Caught” keeps the true nature of its villains a mystery, aiming to...

“There are no good guys in this story, including me,” warns Philadelphia-area hedge fund operator and financial activist Dan David at the start of “The China Hustle,” writer-director Jed Rothstein’s accessible, persuasive, often amusing look at how investments in dubious Chinese companies gave...

Art openings around L.A., including Alison Saar at L.A. Louver and "Beyond the Nile" at the Getty Museum.

Just days before an SUV carrying a family of eight plummeted from a cliff in Northern California, child welfare authorities in Washington state had attempted to contact the children’s parents about allegations of abuse.

Responding in kind to the Western expulsion of scores of Russian diplomats in a confrontation over the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that Moscow would toss out the same number of Western envoys and shut down the U.S. consulate in...

The most remarkable thing about “All I Wish,” written and directed by Susan Walter, is the casting — but what a difference it makes for this light romantic comedy. Star Sharon Stone was originally offered the mother role, but convinced Walter she should play the daughter, Senna, instead. So Senna...

U.S. stocks were posting solid gains Thursday on the last day of trading ahead of Passover and Good Friday.

The opioid epidemic that claims the lives of 115 Americans each day just keeps getting worse, according to a new report from the CDC. It says that deaths linked to opioid overdoses rose by 28% in just one year.

Juicy Couture continues to hit the refresh button on heritage styles — and why not, given all the love the Nineties are getting in fashion these days? The company’s latest track collection aims to turn heads with many of the pieces boasting Swarovski crystal embellishments and customizable details.

Hi, this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the L.A. Times, here with your Lakers newsletter.

Hi, my name is Broderick Turner, and welcome back to the Los Angeles Times’ Clippers newsletter.

“Finding Your Feet” would be facedown on the ground if it didn’t have its well-burnished cast of U.K. acting heavyweights, led by Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie and Joanna Lumley.

For her feature debut, Olivia Newman could have made a standard sports drama about a teenage girl breaking into the world of boys wrestling. Instead, in “First Match,” the writer-director tells an unvarnished story that grapples with the complexity of father-daughter relationships and the desperation...