On this week’s Succession, Logan and Kendall enter the lion’s den
Adrien Brody guests as a concerned investor, as the Roy family civil war reaches the shores of the money men.
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They/Them has a clever title, and not much else to offer
An engaging young cast & a timely premise is wasted on a plodding script that stretches the definition of a “slasher film.”
The Secrets Of Great Ladies: Mendes and the Theatricality of “Skyfall”
Sam Mendes powers his leading ladies to metatextual heights in his first Bond outing.
The Fall Guy’s jaw-dropping stunts hit their marks
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt charm and thrill—carrying The Fall Guy over the gap between its thin script and its joyful execution.
The Best and Worst of X-Men: The Animated Series
With X-Men ’97 continuing to deliver thrills in its second week, we offer this best and worst list can guide those who want to look back.
The 25 Best TV Shows of 2023
From aliens to vampires, this year’s TV offered bittersweet goodbyes to acclaimed shows and bold debuts from new voices.
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in September
Past Lives, The Giant Gila Monster, Poker Face and More!
The Last of Us is a strong vision of found family and zombie horror
HBO’s video game adaptation brings pathos and fungus to a bleak alternate 2023.
Nima Fakhrara on the clattering fury of Netflix’s Lou
The composer of the Netflix thriller talks about building texture into Allison Janney’s dark night of the soul.
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers is an epic sports documentary that feels deflated
Antoine Fuqua struggles to elevate the story of an important American franchise beyond a family vanity project.
KinoKultur: A holiday present—four fascinating Christmas tales
Pocketful of Miracles, Christmas in July, The Holly and the Ivy and the inimitable Santa Claus Conquers the Martians make for stupendous and layered holiday viewing.
“The Reagans” is as entertaining as it is damning
Matt Tyrnauer’s docuseries is a swift, in-depth exploration of Ronald Reagan’s time in office and his family’s lasting impact.
NYFF58: “Small Axe” takes racism to the grindstone
Steve McQueen’s new anthology series is an impassioned, insightful look at anti-Black discrimination in 20th-century London.
“Medical Police” is “Childrens Hospital”, Bigger, Longer, and Fully Cocked
The Childrens’ Hospital spinoff takes on the spy-action genre with double the length and about as many laughs.
The Top 25 Movies of 2019
From Ad Astra to Us, we celebrate the cream of the cinematic crop in 2019.
Fantastic Fest: “We Summon The Darkness” Is A Devilish Horror Comedy
The ’80s-set film about Satanists targeting music groupies is a delight of heavy metal horror comedy.
Dear White People Season 3 Review: Murder The Narrator
A more expansive season opts for character beats over cohesive storytelling.
High Flying Bird Review: Soderbergh Games the System With a Searing Capitalist Critique
The Tarell Alvin McRaney-penned basketball drama highlights the commodification of young black men both on and off the court.
Deadpool 2 Review: Ryan Reynolds Returns for More Quips, Gore and Gags
The Merc With a Mouth is back in a sequel with more slicing, dicing and R-rated quips – but it’s only a slight improvement over the sophomoric original. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood While Marvel Studios seems to have solved the equation for how to make great (or, at their worst, pretty passable) … Deadpool 2 Review: Ryan Reynolds Returns for More Quips, Gore and Gags
Chappaquiddick Review: Tragedy Plus Time, Minus Insight
John Curran’s ill-timed retelling of Ted Kennedy’s infamous car accident in the Chappaquiddick is dour and more than a little politically murky. This piece was originally published on Alcohollywood For a film about lies and secrecy, Chappaquiddick is bizarrely preoccupied with getting its story straight. Director John Curran and screenwriters Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan seem … Chappaquiddick Review: Tragedy Plus Time, Minus Insight
Our Next Top 10 Films of 2017
This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Now that awards season is around the corner, everyone’s talking about their top ten films of this past year. With so many smart, insightful critics putting out lists that look very similar to mine, I thought I’d do something different. Enough people have rightly piled on the praise … Our Next Top 10 Films of 2017