The Color Purple paints a picture of community
Blitz Bazawule’s adaptation of the Alice Walker classic (and the Broadway musical) is a more joyful, celebratory film than its predecessor.
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Horror held on strong in 2023
A quick overview of the high highs and middling disappointments in horror this year.
The 25 Best Films of 2023
The best films of the year include gritty crime dramas, auteurs returning with bold new works, and quirky comedies.
The 25 Best TV Shows of 2023
From aliens to vampires, this year’s TV offered bittersweet goodbyes to acclaimed shows and bold debuts from new voices.
Doctor Who splits hairs in The Giggle and teases a bisected future
David Tennant’s final(?) special as the Fourteenth Doctor is a giddy, overstuffed callback to the excesses of the Russell T. Davies era — with a suitably overbaked guest star and a dashing preview of adventures to come.
Napoleon lacks the complexity to explore love or war
Ridley Scott’s surprisingly hollow biopic of the French military commander falters as a character piece and comes shy of victory as an epic.
Doctor Who reverses the show’s downward polarity with The Star Beast
Russell T. Davies, David Tennant, and Catherine Tate do a hard reset on the beloved sci-fi show, taking it back to basics and resolving the show’s own metacrisis.
How to Watch Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Ladies and gentlemen, we’re so back! To celebrate Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary, the BBC is producing a three-episode special starring none other than the Tenth/Fourteenth Doctor himself, David Tennant. And to the supreme delight of fans (that would be me, dear reader), the Doctor will be joined by old-time companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and … How to Watch Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off what’s come before in favor of dawning something new and wonderful
The ScienceSaru-produced animated series rebuilds rather than retells Bryan Lee O’Malley’s beloved comic.
Nebraska at 10: Alexander Payne’s love letter to the Midwest
Long overshadowed by Sideways, we’re giving this understated dramedy its due for depicting Midwest with the specificity Hollywood rarely gives it.
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in October 2023
Barbie, Freaks, ALF, and much more!
10 disks to pick up during Criterion’s October 2023 flash sale
From pristine new 4K rereleases to complete compendiums of classic queer filmmakers, there’s a lot to blow your money on over the next 24 hours. It’s that most wonderful time of year — the leaves are changing, the wind’s getting chillier, and the scent of pumpkin spice fills the air. Oh, and for dyed-in-the-wool cinephiles … 10 disks to pick up during Criterion’s October 2023 flash sale
Frasier is back in the building
After a rocky first episode, the reboot succeeds more than it fails in using old formulas to tell new stories.
At Reeling 2023, Space Is the Place
Chicago’s preeminent queer film festival emphasizes the importance of queer spaces, in both enlightening documentaries and evocative shorts.
The Exorcist: Believer is not as bad as you’d expect, but still not very good
David Gordon Green plants his flag in another horror franchise with the same messy results.
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in September
Past Lives, The Giant Gila Monster, Poker Face and More!
Justified: City Primeval earns its revival
Raylan Givens’ return to television proves more than justified.
Good Omens Series 2 is on the side of the angels
The follow-up to 2019’s Good Omens is more confident & streamlined & retains what worked before & loses what didn’t. Mostly.
The Room turns 20, and what have we learned?
Tommy Wiseau’s disasterpiece redefined “so bad it’s good,” as he continues to ride the wave of its dubious success today.
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in June: Avatar: The Way of Water, Pasolini, The Venture Bros., and More
Build your collection with some (or all!) of these titles, coming to stores in June.
Traversing Baz Lurhmann’s sonic landscapes
Even when he’s not making musical movies, the Aussie auteur’s movies are always musical.