Star Trek: Lower Decks Pens a Joyous Love Letter to Deep Space Nine
A visit to the venerable station brings Captain Freeman, Tendi, and the audience in line with the seminal series.
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Strawberry Mansion is a gorgeous, surreal, thoughtful dreamscape
With Strawberry Mansion, directors Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney take a dreamy journey into the fantastic—one that now boasts wonderful blu-ray presentation.
The Book of Boba Fett does the Tuskens dirty in episode 3
After two episodes of lighthearted action and adventure, the series takes an unnecessary dark turn.
Andrew Garfield is a supernova in tick tick BOOM!
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s adaptation of RENT creator Jonathan Larson’s semi-autobiography boasts fantastic tunes, solid direction, frustrating storytelling, and one of the year’s finest lead performances.
Pixar spends a gentle, semi-queer Italian summer with “Luca”
Pixar’s latest is sunny and vibrant but flounders a bit when it comes to its clarity of purpose.
“We Are: The Brooklyn Saints” is messy but inspiring
This documentary series gives short thrift to its adolescent athletes, much to its own detriment.
“Doctor Who” can’t shake its bad habits with “Revolution of the Daleks”
Chris Chibnall’s run of the show continues to frustrate with an overstuffed, meandering New Year’s special with all the highs and lows of his era.
“I Am Greta” shows the power (and the burden) of activism
Nathan Grossman dutifully peels back the rhetoric of Greta Thunberg’s crusade against climate change to show a young girl driven to do the right thing.
There’s plenty to admire, though little to love, in “The Loveless”
Kathryn Bigelow’s directorial debut has its standout elements but is overall too detached for its own good.
NYFF 58: “Nomadland” is a staggering look at the new American West
Chloé Zhao presents another yearning, lyrical look at life on the margins, anchored by a profoundly moving Frances McDormand performance.
“The Secret Garden” is just lively enough
Marc Munden’s adaptation of the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel is too myopic to fully bloom, but it has just enough flourishes to work.
“Love on the Spectrum” lets autistic people date with dignity
Netflix’s latest reality show is a heartwarming, trailblazing ode to neurodivergent romance.
David Schwimmer brings “Intelligence” back to TV
The Friends alum returns to television with a smart, if disposable, slacker-spy comedy.
“Locke & Key” Unlocks the Eerie Charm of Its Comic Book Origins
Netflix’s adaptation of the Joe Hill comic series takes a while to get going, but hits a dark-fantasy stride by the end.
Mike Wallace is Here Review: Memorializing a Bulwark of Journalistic Integrity
Avi Belkin’s split-screen view of the firebrand 60 Minutes reporter offered a flawed, but empathetic picture of one of journalism’s last great titans.
“Inglourious Basterds” Lets Tarantino Turn the Propaganda Back on his Audience
Quentin Tarantino’s blood-soaked WWII film lets him turn the camera around on the audience and interrogate his own violent oeuvre.
Master Z Review: Another Thrilling Entry in the “Ip Man” Series
Vibrantly shot & action packed, the fourth film in the popular Hong Kong martial arts franchise continues to deliver thrills.