Mino Lora, front, the executive artistic director of the People’s Theater, embraces Lin-Manuel Miranda at the theater’s new permanent address in New York, Sept. 15, 2026. The Miranda family contributed $1 million toward the People’s Theater project. (Sabrina Santiago/The New York Times) By MALIA MENDEZ When Lin-Manuel Miranda was growing up, his family could not afford Broadway tickets. But on occasion, they would trek downtown from his home in Inwood to see Miranda’s great-u

“The Best Mother in the World” (Galeria Distribuidora) By DEVIKA GIRISH ‘The Best Mother in the World’ To call Shirley Cruz’s performance as Gal, the titular mother of this Brazilian drama, a “tour de force” would be an understatement. Right from the opening scene, when Gal is interviewed by a social worker about her husband’s physical violence, Cruz’s bruised face is magnetic — in the way it softens despite her best attempts when she talks about her partner’s drinking (“poor

The documentary traces the coquí’s relationship with Puerto Rico from the Taíno era to the present day, showcasing the frogs in their natural habitats -- including forests, plateaus and caves. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rican documentary “Los coquíes de Puerto Rico” (The Coquís of Puerto Rico) -- directed by Sonia Fritz and based on research by biologist Rafael Joglar -- began screening on Thursday at Fine Arts Popular and Fine Arts Miramar. The film examines the various sp

Rosalía performs at Madison Square Garden in New York during her Lux Tour, June 17, 2026. (The New York Times) By PAULA MEJÍA Four wildly distinct artists — Colombian superstar Karol G, virtuosic Spanish experimentalist Rosalía, mischievous Argentine pair Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, and Uruguayan pop artist Jorge Drexler — each notched seven Latin Grammy nominations before the 27th annual awards. Announced Wednesday by the Latin Recording Academy, the heavy-hitters of the 2026

“2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) By BROOKS BARNES and MATT STEVENS Victor Newman has survived kidnappings, shootings, amnesia, a heart transplant, poisoning, 15 weddings and countless hostile takeovers in his 46 years at the center of “The Young and the Restless.” But even daytime TV’s most indestructible character wasn’t prepared for the latest villain to arrive in Genoa City: a rogue artificial intelligence program. For 10 months, viewers watched as Victor, played by Eric Bra

By ALISSA WILKINSON At any given time, there’s one human on our planet who’s the oldest one alive. Most of us will never hold that title. But, as director Sam Green reminds us in his charming and often moving documentary, “The Oldest Person in the World” (in theaters), we were all once the youngest person on Earth, if only for a fraction of a second. Time moves inexorably, and the real subject of Green’s film is how we deal with the implication that someday, all of us who are

Cailee Spaeny arrives before the 78th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Sept. 14, 2026. (Sinna Nasseri/The New York Times) By JOHN KOBLIN “Widow’s Bay,” the Apple TV show about the oddball residents of a haunted New England island, took best comedy honors at the Emmy Awards on Monday night, besting a former winner in the category, “Hacks.” Praised by critics for a strikingly original concept in a landscape of reboots and revivals, “Widow’s Bay” won 14 statue

“The Odyssey” (2026) (Universal Pictures) By MARC TRACY and GUS ARONSON This was the summer that buying movie tickets became like buying concert tickets. Moviegoers crashed websites to secure premium admission to one of a few dozen theaters in the world that can screen films in the coveted 70-mm IMAX format. The movie that inspired this was “The Odyssey,” director Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the ancient Greek epic that become a rare monoculture moment and has made more

The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture has announced the program for the 56th International Theater Festival, an edition dedicated to actor, mime, director and educator Rafael Fuentes, at left. By THE STAR STAFF The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (ICP) has unveiled the program for the 56th International Theater Festival, an edition dedicated to actor, mime, director and educator Rafael Fuentes. ICP Executive Director Melissa Santana said the festival reaffirms the importanc

“The Long Walk” (2025) (Lionsgate) By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI This month’s options include an adaptation of an early Stephen King novel, jungle dinosaur battles and atmospheric thrillers. ‘The Long Walk’ This adaptation of an early Stephen King novel (which was published in 1979 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) is as grim as required by the source material. Set in a totalitarian, alternate-reality United States, the story often recalls that of the classic drama “They Shoot