I am pleased with the enjoyable humor of I Am Groot
Don’t expect any sequel teases or surprises and you’ll walk away from I Am Groot with a smile.
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DC’s League of Super-Pets has just enough bite to be entertaining
This animated superhero film is a blast for kids and dog lovers but may be kryptonite to everyone else.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds continues the franchise’s history of thorny moral questions
Investigations of a mysterious species and a deadly contagion reveal personal and ethical quandaries. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch There was an odd strain of Nazi apologia in The Original Series. “Patterns of Force” featured a Starfleet potentate striving to preserve the “good parts” of the Nazi regime without the prejudice. “The Conscience of the … Star Trek: Strange New Worlds continues the franchise’s history of thorny moral questions
In Getting Curious, Jonathan Van Ness wants you to say “Yas Queen!” to knowledge
Taking their successful podcast to Netflix, the Queer Eye star explores a wide range of topics in this educational series.
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.
The Expanse flies high in its final, uneven season
One of the current best sci-fi show comes to a powerful, exciting end.
Not all is sweet treats in The Great British Baking Show’s episode 4 dessert week faceoff
Structure proves the undoing of more than one competitor in The Great British Baking Show Season 12 Episode 4.
Ted Lasso “Midnight Train to Royston” Recap: It’s the hope that kills
The season finally gets its villain as everyone’s good moments are rapidly undercut in Ted Lasso Season 2 Episode 11.
“Godzilla vs. Kong” is the brain-dead monster mash you’re looking for
It’s dumb as a box of rocks, but Adam Wingard’s addition to the American-produced MonsterVerse hits its spectacle sweet spots.
“Let your pleasure be your guide”: “La Femme Nikita” at 30
Luc Besson’s spy thriller chills and excites with beaucoup style three decades on, and proves his bona fides as an action filmmaker.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch By the time the 1990s rolled around, the action film genre in America was in a bit of a doldrums. The same figures who had dominated the previous decade … “Let your pleasure be your guide”: “La Femme Nikita” at 30
“The Luminaries” is shiny but isn’t gold
Starz’s sweeping historical drama is a treat for the eyes, but doesn’t have much going on beyond that.
“The Reluctant Fundamentalist”’s subterfuge of the American Dream
Mira Nair’s adaptation of the Mohsin Hamid novel is a probing exploration of the forces that make us who we are.
“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 12 Recap: “Die Hard” in space
Action movie antics and rescue missions ensue upon the Emerald Chain’s invasion.
“LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special” can’t put much life into Life Day
Disney+ tries to replicate the giddy anarchy of Star Wars‘ most infamous work of media, but it doesn’t cohere apart from the occasional in-joke.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch The Star Wars Holiday Special is often considered the black sheep of the Star Wars universe; aired only once in 1978 and never released on home video, … “LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special” can’t put much life into Life Day
Park Chan-wook gets silly but sweet with “I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK”
Park chan-wook breaks up his tales of blood and vengeance with a bittersweet tale of the thin, romantic line between compassion and delusion.
July DVD Releases: “Sorry We Missed You”, “You Don’t Nomi”
Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You, a thrilling doc about Showgirls, prestige Stephen King adaptations and others mark July’s DVD and Blu-ray releases.
“Down to Earth with Zac Efron” is cultural tourism for bros
The heartthrob swaggers across the globe in full Daddy mode in Netflix’s latest bit of disposable travel-doc fluff.
June DVD Releases: “Etruscan Smile,” “Watchmen”, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
Powerful indies and revisionist superhero series dot some of June’s most addictive home video offerings.
A Quick Guide to the 2020 Oscar Nominations
Who should win, who will win, and who was left out.
The Top 25 Movies of 2019
From Ad Astra to Us, we celebrate the cream of the cinematic crop in 2019.
How “Fearless” Made Me Grateful for My Stupid Little Life
Peter Weir’s mostly forgotten drama about survivor’s guilt is an uncynical light in the darkness of mental illness. Every month, we at The Spool select a filmmaker to explore in greater depth — their themes, their deeper concerns, how their works chart the history of cinema and the filmmaker’s own biography. For Thanksgiving, we’re going off … How “Fearless” Made Me Grateful for My Stupid Little Life