Babylon is an epic Hollywood tale worthy of its title
Hollywood never tires of talking about itself, but Damien Chazelle’s Babylon is entertaining as hell.
Hollywood never tires of talking about itself, but Damien Chazelle’s Babylon is entertaining as hell.
Season 2 of HBO’s award-winning comedy takes us on tour with Deborah and Ava, plus a bevy of guest stars.
This year’s best in TV took us from the furthest reaches of space to murder mysteries in small Philly towns.
The HBO Max series starts with some rough edges and unconvincing clichés, but excellent performances overcome those issues.
Despite a complex, engaging performance from Kate Winslet, the HBO Max limited series about yet another murder in yet another small town doesn’t try anything new.
From HBO (Chernobyl, Watchmen, Succession) to Netflix (Russian Doll, The Crown, Stranger Things) and beyond, we break down the best TV of the year.
Damon Lindelof’s series comes to a conclusion that is as evocative and satisfying as it is rushed.
Memory and history collide in a startling episode that offers yet more interrogation of the show’s source material.
Six episodes in, the show does its deepest, most formally daring look at historical prejudice, policing and American mythology.
Lyra finally understands what it means to have a family, as Mrs. Coulter cranks things up on the evil dial.
Watchmen explores the cyclical nature of trauma in an episode that serves as a haunting showcase for Tim Blake Nelson.
Legacy and memory rise to the forefront of an intriguing Watchmen concerned even more directly with the shadows of the past.
An old character from the comics arrives reinvented, as we see the other half of the story thus far. Up to this point, Watchmen has been working hard to establish itself as a story existing within the periphery of the comics’ usual signposts. While we get the occasional glimpse of Dr. Manhattan, and this week … Watchmen Recap: “She Was Killed By Space Junk”
A perilous confrontation with the Gorn brings out the series’ action movie bona fides in a dramatic season finale.
The acclaimed documentarian joins The Spool to discuss Brooke Shields, her work, her life, and her relationship to “Brooke Shields” the image.
Because in the world of streaming, nothing lasts forever.
Gerard Butler pilots a new January dump classic with this brainless but enjoyable action-thriller.
From After Yang to Top Gun, we break down our favorite movies of the year.
“Just Jen” heads to an awkward wedding while an obscure Marvel hero needs legal services.
Our first dispatch of the fest includes two sweet, animated coming-of-age stories and a tale about dude’s dingalings popping off.