Spellbound has messages, but no magic
Netflix’s original animated feature fails to captivate despite its bigger concerns.
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Sharper lacks some much-needed edge
Despite its solid performances & elegant look, the Apple TV+ thriller mostly falls flat.
2002: the year Robin Williams scared the bejesus out of everyone
The beloved comedian already proved he could do serious, but in this trio of very different movies he also did creepy.
Perry Mason Chapter Six Recap: Disorder in the court
Perry Mason finally heads to the courtroom and starts picking up the pace.
Perry Mason Chapter Four Recap: You gotta have faith, faith, faith
The first half of the first season comes with a reckoning for E.B. and Perry building a wild theory for the death of George Gannon.
Perry Mason Chapter Three Recap: Go ask Sister Alice
Perry Mason crams a whole lot of story into Chapter Three, almost to its detriment.
Perry Mason “Chapter Two” Recap: We’ve got Dodson here!
HBO’s gritty new gumshoe is already being eclipsed by his more interesting supporting players in episode two.
“Perry Mason” Recap: “Chapter One” is gorgeous but tries too hard
Matthew Rhys steps into the gumshoes of the famed private investigator for a shaky but sumptuous first episode.
Bombshell Review: Fox News Satire Has Enough of a Bang
Jay Roach’s retelling of the Fox News harassment scandal has sufficient momentum and typically strong performances to largely overcome its undercooked politics.
Late Night Review: A Sparkling Comedy With a Lot On Its Mind
Mindy Kaling’s screenwriting debut offers a shaggy but sincere look at the male-dominated world of talk shows. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch If Lilly Singh’s upcoming late-night NBC talk show finds its legs, it’ll be the late 2040s by the time we see what it looks like for a woman to become a full-on late-night … Late Night Review: A Sparkling Comedy With a Lot On Its Mind
The Tomorrow Man Review: A Blandly Quirky Festival-Caliber Romance
Noble Jones vies for the title of treacly Sundance-y auteur with his gimmicky romantic drama about a lovelorn doomsday prepper.
Pet Sematary Review: Raising the Dead Leads to Cat-astrophe
Initially faithful to the source material, Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer’s take on the Stephen King classic goes in a new and creepier direction.
Of Two Minds: Dissociating Ourselves from “Raising Cain”
With Glass coming out, we plumb through our collective psyches to discuss Brian De Palma’s split-personality thriller Raising Cain.