The In-Between stays perfectly middle-of-the-road
A solid performance from Joey King can’t stop this messy teen supernatural romance.
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“Stargirl” Goes Full Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Disney+’s adaptation of the Jerry Spinelli novel is tooth-achingly twee.
Loki holds the center
Our God of Mischief finally realizes his “Glorious Purpose.”
The Kingdom Exodus is a monument to its creator’s strangeness
Viewers’ enjoyment of the sequel series will depend on their affection for Lars Van Trier’s peculiarities.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Lars Von Trier is a complicated figure. The Danish director has ardent fans, fervent critics, and a whole host of international film watchers in-between. After 25 years of varying other projects, he returns to his favorite … The Kingdom Exodus is a monument to its creator’s strangeness
A very flaky quarterfinal week on The Great British Baking Show
A party food signature, savory technical, and 3D pie showstopper test the bakers on their pastry skills.
The Great British Baking Show is back, and it’s all but claggy with Cake Week!
The popular Netflix series returns, welcoming a crew of at-home bakers to its iconic tent.
Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2 flouts traditional running times to largely emotionally satisfying results
The 80’s nostalgia trip wrangles the messy, fractured season into a conclusion that somehow largely works.
One Perfect Shot chooses careers over craft
Netflix’s documentary series inspired by a popular Twitter feed is disappointingly simplified & too focused on empty director soundbites
The Book of Boba Fett ends with a literal roar
Despite its ups and downs, the Disney+ series wraps up with a battle-heavy romp determined to please.
Der erste Deutsch woche offers a new challenge for week five of The Great British Baking Show
The Great British Baking Show’s fifth episode and first-ever German week requires most of the bakers to step outside their comfort zones.
Sex, Love, and goop struggles to find its tone
Caught between reality TV titillation and earnest exploration of sex and relationships, Sex, Love, and goop’s unlikely to convert skeptics.
P.S.H. I Love You: Hoffman serves up sleaze in the middling “Red Dragon”
Try as he might, Philip Seymour Hoffman can’t lend enough sleaze to Brett Ratner’s Hannibal Lecter sequel to make it feel less like a bland retread.
“Raised by Wolves” blends sci-fi with the medieval grind of parenthood
Ridley Scott produces a heady, intellectual science fiction series with big, sumptuous ideas and occasionally shaggy presentation.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Holt Finally Melts in “Ransom”
Jake finally has to be the adult in the room in one of the best episodes of the season.
The True Villain of “Candyman” Isn’t the Urban Legend Himself—It’s Helen
After 28 years, two sequels, and now with a reboot coming this June, Bernard Rose’s look at racial and economic disparity lingers the most in how it skewers the myth of the white savior.
The Daring Ambiguity of the “Before” Trilogy
Linklater’s Before Trilogy – Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight – is an eye-catching crystallization of how relationships change over time.
“I’m Not There” Revolutionized the Rock Biopic, And Nobody Noticed
Todd Haynes’ unconventional take on the life of Bob Dylan turned the concept of myth & reality on its head.
Hayao Miyazaki: Introducing May’s Filmmaker of the Month
For May, The Spool is taking a deep dive into the works of one of Japanese animation’s greatest pioneers.
Zora Neale Hurston & the Visual Quotidian
A look at author Zora Neale Hurston and her lesser known work as an ethnographic filmmaker, studying the daily lives of Black Americans.
C2E2 2019: Alien 40th Anniversary Shorts Revealed
Twentieth Century Fox aired four of its six upcoming anniversary shorts at C2E2 this weekend, xenomorphs feasting on space truckers and scientists alike.