“I May Destroy You” is a staggering work from Michaela Coel
The star of Chewing Gum returns with a riveting new series that illuminates society’s indictment of Black bodies.
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Sundance 2020: “Nine Days” Provides Decent Soul Searching
Edson Oda’s debut feature about a group of souls looking to be born into the real world is a great premise with pretty good execution.
The 45 most anticipated TV shows of 2024
New Boys? New Star Trek/Wars? A Succession successor? Color us interested.
The 50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2024
This year will play catch up with the strikes, try to revitalize or continue long-running franchises, and give directors and new and old the steam to keep filling theaters.
The 25 Best Films of 2023
The best films of the year include gritty crime dramas, auteurs returning with bold new works, and quirky comedies.
The Holdovers is a welcome return to form
After stumbling with Downsizing, Alexander Payne bounces back with a gentle & witty comedy-drama.
Criterion does it again with a celebration of 90s horror
An often-overlooked decade for horror gets the spotlight, & we’ll tell you what to watch & what to skip.
A movie breaks out during a firearm stunt reel in Free Fire
Wheatley flirts with Tarantino-esque “cool” crime with decidedly different results.
None of us get a perfect end, not even Ted Lasso
The series closes on a heartfelt episode that nonetheless reveals flaws and disappointments.
Beef gives the audience plenty to chew on
Netflix’s new series is its most significant television success in some time.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie plays on easy mode
Nintendo collaborates with Illumination Entertainment for an animated Super Mario film that’s faithful to the look of the games, but not the fun.
Creed III rivals Ryan Coogler’s Creed in quality
Michael B. Jordan makes a strong directorial debut with an intimate, thrilling tale of brotherhood gone bitter—and a stupendous action climax.
Daisy Jones & The Six is sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll like you remember
Prime Video’s traditional take on “the biggest rock band in the world’s” rise and fall succeeds on the back of strong performances.
The Wedding Singer at 25: one of the best rom-coms of the 90s still charms today
A look back at the sweet & quirky comedy that showed a different, far less obnoxious side of Adam Sandler.
Mayor of Kingstown Season 2 keeps it gray and grim
Paramount+ takes viewers back to the prison where things seem same as it ever was.
The 25 Best Films of 2022
From After Yang to Top Gun, we break down our favorite movies of the year.
George Carlin’s American Dream is a bittersweet look at the comic legend
HBO presents a detailed, unexpectedly moving documentary on the life & times of George Carlin, comedian, wordsmith, & cynical optimist
Star Trek: Picard gives up its distinctiveness to become a generic network drama
The season’s eighth episode epitomizes the blandness that suffuses the show.
Star Trek: Discovery can’t earn its big moments in “Choose to Live”
The Discovery crew eke out a long-overdue win, but the show takes too many narrative and emotional shortcuts to get there.
Steven Price on remixing nostalgia for terror in Last Night in Soho
The Oscar-winning composer talks about peeling back the sinister layers of ’60s London for Edgar Wright’s thriller.
KinoKultur: A tale of two kitties and diminishing returns with Fritz the Cat
The latest KinoKultur offers a tale of two kitties and diminishing returns with Fritz the Cat.