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Joko Anwar on the twisted sci-fi universe of Nightmares and Daydreams

The acclaimed Indonesian filmmaker explains how The Twilight Zone and The X-Files informed his new Netflix horror-sci-fi anthology.

Sundance 2022: When You Finish Saving the World is Caustically Delightful

By: Reyzando Nawara

With When You Finish Saving the World, Jesse Eisenberg directs Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard to strong turns as a mother-son duo united by self-obsession.

Search Party’s co-creators on the thin line between altruism and narcissism

Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss look back at their genre-hopping chronicle of millennial life and the journey of the anti-heroine they built with Alia Shawkat.

Unraveling pop-culture one thread at a time

The Spool is an irreverent, informative source for film and television coverage, focused on diverse, thoughtful opinions that seek out a greater understanding of the media we love.

Search Party’s adrift millennials go fully unhinged in its satisfying final season

By: Reyzando Nawara

The cult hit comedy closes up shop in season five, sending its self-absorbed antiheroes into even darker, wilder directions. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Search Party, the TBS-turned-HBO Max comedy from co-creators Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, and Michael Showalter, has never been afraid of reinventing itself. While it started off as a satire of New ... Search Party’s adrift millennials go fully unhinged in its satisfying final season

Cobra Kai is still badass in season 4, but is running out of new moves

By: Reyzando Nawara

The hit '80s throwback series brings back some more old faces but keeps them stuck in the same old conflicts.

In Season 3, Sex Education reaches new levels of maturity

By: Reyzando Nawara

Sex Education's characters wrestle with regressive sexual politics and communication issues on the way to its most mature season yet.

TIFF 2021: Jane Campion’s neo-western The Power of the Dog is a haunting study of masculinity and repressed desire

By: Reyzando Nawara

The great director Jane Campion and a stupendous cast dig deep into dread and melancholy in one of 2021's finest films.

TIFF: Mothering Sunday’s intimate sensuality and strong character work shine despite some rough structural work.

Mothering Sunday sees star Odessa Young give a stupendous performance of a young woman's birth as a writer and passionate love.

Jonathan Levine on “Nine Perfect Strangers” and our desperation for wellness

The director of Hulu's latest talks about juggling such a large, prestigious cast and deconstructing our ideas of wellness.

Mike White skewers rich white Americans in the acerbic The White Lotus

By: Reyzando Nawara

The HBO miniseries is a sharp class satire, with a mystery at its core.

“Tuca & Bertie” fly higher than ever in season 2

By: Reyzando Nawara

Adult Swim saves the acclaimed animated series from Netflix purgatory, and gives the two birds of a feather even more complicated modern problems to navigate. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Lisa Hanawalt’s beloved animated show Tuca & Bertie was prematurely canceled by Netflix back in July 2019. But less than a year later, Adult Swim ... “Tuca & Bertie” fly higher than ever in season 2

Shira Haas & Ruthy Pribar on “Asia” & finding beauty in darkness

The director-writer & star of Asia talk death, love & the immigration experience.

In season 2, ‘Love, Victor’ remains enjoyable but forgets whose story it is

By: Reyzando Nawara

The Hulu series is as charming as ever, but often loses its focus.

“Skull: The Mask” isn’t as gonzo as it appears

By: Reyzando Nawara

Shudder's latest will satisfy gorehounds, but not much else.

“The Mosquito Coast” is all vibes, no substance

By: Reyzando Nawara

Apple TV+'s adaptation of the Paul Theroux book places too much emphasis on atmosphere and not enough on character.

“The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” kicks off to an okay start

By: Reyzando Nawara

Disney+ gives the kid's hockey-team comedy series the Cobra Kai treatment, to heartwarming and rewarding results.

Berlinale: “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn” is quite a trip

By: Reyzando Nawara

Radu Jude's latest is as unsubtle as it is gripping, a strange tryptich about sex, justice, and communal madness.

Berlinale 2021: “Language Lessons” is a celebration of human connection

By: Reyzando Nawara

Natalie Morales directs herself and Mark Duplass in a tender look at the bonds we form to save ourselves in a hard world.

Berlinale 2021: “I’m Your Man” is a bittersweet meditation on love

By: Reyzando Nawara

Dan Stevens stars as a seductive but malfunctioning robot companion in Maria Schrader's refreshing, tender exploration of longing.

Sundance 2021: Patti Harrison is delightful in “Together Together”

By: Reyzando Nawara

Ed Helms and Patti Harrison charm in Nikole Beckwith's refreshing, pleasurable dramedy.

“Dead Pigs” is a delightful and quirky satire

By: Reyzando Nawara

Cathy Yan's debut feature already shows an assured and clever director's eye.

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