Long Shot Review: Rogen and Theron Spin the Stoner Rom-Com Into Gold
Against all odds, Jonathan Levine manages to transform a stoner comedy with Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron into a charmingly sweet political romance.
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“An American Pickle” is an odd mix of salty and sweet
Brandon Trost’s directorial debut finds two Seth Rogens balancing old, new, and distant family, to largely mixed results.
“This is the End” predicted how boring the apocalypse would be
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s armageddon comedy feels strangely familiar in a world where celebrities are stuck in quarantine like the rest of us.
Box Office Report: “Good Boys” Prove R-Rated Comedies Aren’t Dead
The Seth Rogen-produced kiddie-raunch comedy starts strong, in an August that’s been largely underwhelming for the box office.
Tales of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles loses some turtle power
Paramount+’s take on the ninja teens only captures some of what made Mutant Mayhem special.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’s characters and mood triumph over a wobbly script
The latest incarnation of Eastman and Laird’s adolescent terrapin martial artists are wonderful characters. Watching them in action is a ball. Unfortunately, the rest of the flick does not quite match them.
Keeping it Platonic and chaotic
Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen reteam for a fun, but uneven AppleTV+ series about friends who may bring out the worst in each other. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch As a group, humanity has spent entirely too much time asking, “Can men and women ever be friends without sex getting in the way.” Thankfully, Platonic, by … Keeping it Platonic and chaotic
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.
Paul T. Goldman offers quite the tale, true or otherwise
The Peacock true crime/behind the scenes/comedy of discomfort compels and repels, frequently in equal measure.
The Fabelmans sees Steven Spielberg go introspective and incisive to stunning effect
The great director draws upon his life, and the lives of his late parents in a masterfully crafted and performed dramedy whose affection for its subjects is as clear-eyed as deep.
Pam & Tommy is as messy as the era (and scandal) it covers
The Hulu dramedy gets plenty wrong and plenty right in its chronicling of this mid-’90s celebrity royalty couple.
Good Boys Review: Kids Say the Raunchiest Things
Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky’s edgy tween comedy finds an unexpected sweetness among the swears.
Preacher Season 4 Review: Seeking a Fart Joke for the End of the World
AMC’s droll comic book adaptation saddles up for an apocalyptic final season whose juvenile antics bring diminishing returns.
The Lion King Review: This Pride Is a Sin
Never has something looked so photorealistic and felt so fake.
Still Up captures some of the magic and anguish of insomnia but loses itself in cliched friends’ romance
AppleTV+’s newest comedy has heart and wit, but can’t resist tired will they/won’t they plotting.
The Orville Recap: Gordon Tries to Stop the “Blood of Patriots” from Spilling
One of The Orville’s most explicitly comedic characters gets his moment in the sun with a familiar, nuanced episode about the lingering animosity of war.