The glorious, grimy evil of Killer Joe
Friedkin at his most unsparing and cruel delivers a powerful late-career film that might be too much for some to stomach.
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Getting to the bottom of William Friedkin’s Jade
Take a seat for a look at how this 90s not-very-erotic thriller hindered the filmmaker’s comeback.
Sorcerer thrills thanks to Friedkin’s wizardly control of tone
Friedkin’s classic thriller frays viewers’ nerves without relying on bombast.
Star Trek: Lower Decks visits Voyager, but finds something better than nostalgia in its season 4 premiere
A greatest hits of Voyager’s lesser lights and most infamous moments shows how much our humble lower deckers have grown over the past three years.
Strange Brew is still potent at 40
The good-natured 80s comedy celebrating beer & friendship has managed to survive the test of time.
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in August
Asteroid City, Metalocalypse, Impulse, Jon Moritsugu and More!
High-Rise explores stories of the class system in chaos
Wheatley’s first encounter with a movie star, Tom Hiddleston, dives deep into humanity’s social climbing dark side.
A Field in England goes afield, in England
Wheatley keeps it eclectic with the most psychedelic offering in his filmography.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ musical episode hits all the right notes
A peculiar quantum improbability wave spurs the crew of the Enterprise to start singing and dancing, and discovering truths about themselves through song.
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in July
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, Shin Ultraman, The Watermelon Woman, and More
Survival of the Thickest treats weight as a fact of life
Michelle Buteau writes & stars in a refreshing sitcom where the main character’s size isn’t the most important thing about her.
Small Soldiers at 25: Design for Living
Joe Dante’s 1998 teens n’ toy creatures v killer toy commandos flick boasts marvelous character and design work for its titular playthings, which in turn lead to thoughtful observations on toymaking.
Kaboom goes the world but does anyone care?
Gregg Araki revisits and literalizes the apocalypse, with mixed results.
Succession ends as it should, with no one happy
One of the best series of the 20s closes on a realistically somber note, where even winning feels like losing.
Logan is sent off in typical Roy fashion in “Church and State”
Shiv & Kendall are still making deals while Roman falls apart as they bid their father a complicated farewell in the penultimate episode of Succession.
Stephen Barton and Frederik Wiedmann on scoring the final frontier of Star Trek: Picard
The composers break down the arduous, breathtaking challenge of a Star Trek legend’s swan song.
Strong performances serve Class of ‘09, but can’t fully protect audiences
Brian Tyree Henry and others give FX’s sci-fi FBI drama a clue but not enough to close the case.
Succession peddles immortality while Logan’s departure still looms large
Kendall struggles to land “Living+” as humiliation threatens to overwhelm him.
Killer Looks: on Hollywood’s curious true crime casting decisions
Max’s latest docudrama is just one of many times real-life killers have been given attractive makeovers for TV
Succession pits the Roys against Mattson and, as always, each other
The Roy siblings try to move forward without Logan, starting with the sale to GoJo.
In its series finale, Star Trek: Picard delivers the Valentine fans have been waiting for
The swan song for The Next Generation is airy but endearing, with fireworks and family to spare.