Princess Switch 3 lays on the romcom nonsense extra thick
Netflix rings in the holiday season with another sequel to its hit fantasy series that’s sillier & fluffier than ever.
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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.
The Great British Baking Show rises to bread’s challenges in episode 3
The Great British Baking Show’s third episode has nary a Breadman to be seen. But it DOES have a Bread Baby.
The Great British Baking Show kicks out the jams in episode 2
Bring some milk for three challenges involving cookies…er, ah, biscuits.
The Great British Baking Show defies gravity (and expectations) in the season 12 opener
The latest crop of bakers make some flaky pastry tarts as the world’s comfort-food show starts another season.
Dr. Death is an addicting crime drama with surgical precision
Based on the popular podcast, the 8-part Peacock series successfully combines mystery with medical drama.
Escape from New York at 40: Snake still stands supreme
John Carpenter’s Kurt Russell-starring dystopian actioner boasts one of western cinema’s a-number-one anti-heroes.
Criterion Corner: “Memories of Murder”, “Irma Vep”
April’s Criterion releases include an early classic by Bong Joon-ho and a dizzying, meta-critique of French cinema from Olivier Assayas.
“Younger” wraps up the series in style with season 7
The final season of Darren Star’s series overcomes cast departures and some shoddy subplots to still end on an appealing high note.
“2046” casts a spell through time and space
Beautiful, strange, and enrapturing, 2046 feels unlike anything else in Wong Kar-wai’s oeuvre, and yet utterly of a piece with his mesmerizing works.
Remembering the touching & tender “Lucas”
The underrated teen comedy-drama about a lonely, lovelorn nerd turns 35 this year.
“In the Mood for Love” is a masterclass in cinematic yearning
Wong Kar-wai’s arguable masterpiece is a sumptuous, meditative ode to unconsummated passion.
The moving “Days of Being Wild” is all too timely
Wong Kar-wai’s melancholy second feature hits harder in the face of current events.
Wong Kar-wai cut his teeth on the bold “As Tears Go By”
Wong Kar-wai’s first film is a messy crime drama that nonetheless shows glimmers of his future genius.
Learn a little more about Billie Eilish in a winning documentary
Apple TV+’s Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry traces the music sensation’s rise to fame, without falling prey to the usual music doc cliches.
“Firefly Lane” is too soapy and messy to nail its tale of lifelong friendship
Maggie Friedman’s adaptation of the Kristin Hannah novel wastes two charming performances by Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.
“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” is far from superlative in season 2
A strong grasp of grief and inner turmoil runs up against weak choreography and a closed-off lead character to make Zoey a frustrating near-miss.
In “Elizabeth Is Missing”, memory is mystery
Glenda Jackson is mesmerizing as a woman struggling with dementia — and a missing persons case — in this BBC import.
“Love, Weddings, and Other Disasters” is mostly just a disaster
Diane Keaton’s turtlenecks and Jeremy Irons can’t save a creaky, borderline offensive ensemble rom-com with none of the spirit of its forebears.
“Freaky” is a horror comedy with the best of both worlds
Christopher Landon is back with another gleefully gory twist on the slasher genre, with a fun Vince Vaughn at the center.
“We Are Who We Are” is an aching exploration of Gen-Z identity
Luca Guadagnino turns to TV to tell a lilting, meditative story about the uncertainties of adolescence.