9.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Strap up and settle in for a ride with stunning dom-com Pillion By: Sarah Gorr The world of BDSM meets romance and self-discovery while featuring a knockout performance from Harry Melling.
9.3 BEST NEW SHOW DTF St. Louis is DTS (Down to Surprise) By: Tim Stevens HBO’s murder mystery limited series, unfolds like Ice Storm meets suburban noir.
9.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Strap up and settle in for a ride with stunning dom-com Pillion By: Sarah Gorr The world of BDSM meets romance and self-discovery while featuring a knockout performance from Harry Melling.
8.6 BEST NEW MOVIE No need to Send Help for Raimi’s latest By: Tim Stevens Sam Raimi returns to the realm of gleeful gross-outs, horror, and humor with this survival story.
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.
9.3 BEST NEW SHOW DTF St. Louis is DTS (Down to Surprise) By: Tim Stevens HBO’s murder mystery limited series, unfolds like Ice Storm meets suburban noir.
8.4 BEST NEW SHOW Think twice before skipping Paradise Season 2 By: Tim Stevens The Hulu series returns with less bonkers energy but more consistently deep emotions.
8.1 BEST NEW SHOW The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2 hones its storytelling By: Tim Stevens The AppleTV+ series perhaps least in need of a second season steps up its game.
8.7 BEST NEW SHOW Gonzo fans rejoice, the 2026 Muppet Show special is a grin-inducing, toe-tapping triumph By: Lisa Laman Muppet fans rejoice. The 2026 Muppet Show special revives a pop culture institution with confidence and grin-inducing charms a-plenty.