Chemistry class: ‘Odd Couple’ stars Perry and Lennon on their CBS show’s success

Published: April 1, 2015 | 11:55pm

Matthew Perry, Thomas Lennon and “The Odd Couple” return to CBS Thursday (8:30 p.m.) after a short break. “I’ve been trying for the last 10 years to do something different,...

Aasif Mandvi of ‘Daily Show’ says Trevor Noah haters need to ‘simmer down’

Published: April 1, 2015 | 4:10pm

Aasif Mandvi says Trevor Noah haters should give the newly minted “Daily Show” host a chance. “Are we going to judge him based off of four or five tweets he...

6 times real news stories were confused for April Fools’ pranks

Published: April 1, 2015 | 4:07pm

Depending on the amount of harmless joy you let into your life, today is either the best or worst day on the Internet. April Fools’ has blossomed its forests of...

Dustin Hoffman shines in delightful ‘Boychoir’

Published: April 1, 2015 | 2:05pm

An imperious choirmaster (Dustin Hoffman) reluctantly takes a troubled 11-year-old (Garrett Wareing) with the voice of an angel under his wing in this delightful musical drama. A teacher (Debra Winger)...

Wilmer Valderrama gives standout performance in drug drama

Published: April 1, 2015 | 2:04pm

In his feature debut, director Julius Onah trots out some pretty familiar New York types — the shady drug dealer (Wilmer Valderrama), the awful trust-funder (Jesse Spencer), the beautiful dame...

Freeman, Owen casualties of bloody bad ‘Last Knights’

Published: April 1, 2015 | 2:03pm

Immersing the Japanese samurai legend of the 47 ronin — recently told in 2013’s “47 Ronin” — in a gloomy, multiethnic “Game of Thrones” aesthetic, this ponderous drama from director...

Heist film ‘Electric Slide’ steals in New Wave style

Published: April 1, 2015 | 2:02pm

The 1983 Richard Gere remake of “Breathless” turned out poor, but it was a great idea — French New Wave cinema melded with New Wave music. “Electric Slide” gets it...

Promising The Who doc ‘Lambert & Stamp’ is a mess

Published: April 1, 2015 | 2:01pm

“Lambert & Stamp” were a pair of aspiring filmmakers whose goal of making a movie about a London band called the High Numbers led to their becoming managers — of...

Unconventional love story ‘5 to 7’ touches Woody Allen levels

Published: April 1, 2015 | 1:59pm

Proving it’s still possible to stick to the broad contours of “The Graduate” story and come up with something brightly endearing, “5 to 7” is a memorable directorial debut for...

Dakota Fanning fuels a low-energy love triangle in ‘Effie Gray’

Published: April 1, 2015 | 1:59pm

Victorian England’s most famous lousy marriage is the basis of this film directed by Richard Laxton from a script by Emma Thompson. Dakota Fanning’s title character marries brilliant art critic...