T Categories Features TV December 16, 2019 The Top 25 TV Shows of 2019 From HBO (Chernobyl, Watchmen, Succession) to Netflix (Russian Doll, The Crown, Stranger Things) and beyond, we break down the best TV of the year.
6 Categories Movies December 13, 2019 6 Underground Review: Pure-Strain Bayhem Comes to Netflix Michael Bay turns his singularly amped-up aesthetic to a Netflix blockbuster that's even more brain-dead than usual.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies December 8, 2019 “American Beauty” as the Ultimate Boomer Opus Sam Mendes' Best Picture winner is a flawed but evocative time capsule of '90s middle-age anxiety.
M Categories TV December 6, 2019 Marvel’s “Runaways” Moves a Lot in Season 3, But Goes Almost Nowhere The third season of the Marvel series has some high points, but mostly feels like it's running in place.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month November 29, 2019 “Die Hard With a Vengeance” Gave Me My Best Friend One writer's childhood bond with his best friend was sealed by a fateful late-night screening of Die Hard with a Vengeance.
F Categories TV October 30, 2019 For All Mankind Review: One Giant Leap Into An Alt-Space Race Ronald D. Moore's alt-history space race series proves to be one of Apple TV+'s most alluring offerings.
M Categories TV October 17, 2019 Modern Love TV Review: Love, Lackadaisically Amazon's star-studded anthology series is so gentle, pleasant and inoffensive it ceases to resemble actual relationships.
4 Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month October 9, 2019 43 Years On, Mean Streets Still Hasn’t Mellowed Martin Scorsese’s gritty drama about twisted loyalty to friends, family & God remains one of his strongest films. Every month, we at The Spool select..
G Categories Movies October 9, 2019 Gemini Man Review: Not Even Three Will Smiths Could Have Saved It Ang Lee's ambitious young-vs-old futuristic thriller is a misfire of cranked-up frame rates and muddled plotting.
C Categories Movies September 20, 2019 Corporate Animals Review: Corporate Horror Fails to Meet Expectations Patrick Brice and Sam Bain cross tonal wires to ill effect in this bland, unoriginal comic thriller.
