8.3 BEST NEW MOVIE Disclosure Day comes clean with honest, deeply earnest sci-fi thrills By: Sarah Gorr Spielberg’s latest marries Close Encounters of the Third Kind with the raw honesty of The Fabelmans, making it one of his most personal films yet.
8.5 BEST NEW SHOW Spider-Noir rejects black-and-white replication By: Tim Stevens The animated character turns live action as Nicolas Cage with undeniably enjoyable results.
8.3 BEST NEW MOVIE Disclosure Day comes clean with honest, deeply earnest sci-fi thrills By: Sarah Gorr Spielberg’s latest marries Close Encounters of the Third Kind with the raw honesty of The Fabelmans, making it one of his most personal films yet.
8.7 BEST NEW MOVIE Power Ballad knows the chords, plays them well By: Tim Stevens John Carney’s latest is another bittersweet ode to creativity, love, and the quest for meaning.
8.8 BEST NEW MOVIE Tuner plays all the right notes By: Tim Stevens Now opening wide, the old school crime thriller with creative verve deserves a look (and listen).
9.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Confounding past haunts masterfully constructed Blue Heron By: Lisa Laman Memories and past unresolved tensions inform thoroughly masterful filmmaking of semi-autobiographical directorial debut.
8.5 BEST NEW SHOW Spider-Noir rejects black-and-white replication By: Tim Stevens The animated character turns live action as Nicolas Cage with undeniably enjoyable results.
8.7 BEST NEW SHOW Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed delivers…if tension is your kink By: Tim Stevens Tatiana Maslany anchors AppleTV's new twisty thriller that sells wildest leaps with sheer confidence and emotional honesty.
8.5 BEST NEW SHOW Criminal Record Season 2 is a little bit of history repeating By: Tim Stevens The AppleTV series returns to play many of Season 1’s notes again, with strong results.
8.7 BEST NEW SHOW Margo’s Got Money Troubles succeeds nonetheless By: Tim Stevens AppleTV’s adaptation of the best-seller is smart, humane, and just odd enough.