8.4 BEST NEW MOVIE Magellan is an historical epic that eliminates the epic By: Sarah Gorr Lav Diaz’s retelling of the world explorer is a slow and dreamy picture that refuses to celebrate an act of violent imperialism.
8.1 BEST NEW SHOW Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 3 takes a messy, heartfelt bow By: Tim Stevens The finale earns tears, but fans seeking monster mashing will likely be disappointed.
8.4 BEST NEW MOVIE Magellan is an historical epic that eliminates the epic By: Sarah Gorr Lav Diaz’s retelling of the world explorer is a slow and dreamy picture that refuses to celebrate an act of violent imperialism.
9.0 BEST NEW MOVIE The Voice of Hind Rajab is an essential awards season watch By: Sarah Gorr The Golden Globe–nominated film is half documentary, half wartime thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat even as you weep.
8.6 BEST NEW MOVIE Jay Kelly and the ambiguity of redemption By: Tim Stevens Director Noah Baumbach and actor George Clooney collaborate to give a familiar tale new resonance by eschewing easy answers.
8.8 BEST NEW MOVIE Wake Up Dead Man is worth resurrecting for By: Tim Stevens Rian Johnson’s new murder-mystery breaks with the Knives Out formula while remaining excellent.
8.1 BEST NEW SHOW Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 3 takes a messy, heartfelt bow By: Tim Stevens The finale earns tears, but fans seeking monster mashing will likely be disappointed.
8.3 BEST NEW SHOW Now familiar Stranger Things Season 5 Part 1 still generates sparks By: Tim Stevens Yes, the kids got older but Netflix’s marquee series still packs a punch.
9.2 BEST NEW SHOW A Man on the Inside Season 2 empathetically embeds in academia By: Tim Stevens The cozy mystery American-style series returns as funny and heartfelt as it left.
9.2 BEST NEW SHOW Many reasons to watch Pluribus By: Tim Stevens Vince Gilligan succeeds again, this time by returning to his sideways sci-fi roots.